What color is #554F40?

#554F40 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554F40?

The RGB value is 85, 79, 64: 85 red, 79 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554F40?

The complementary color is #404655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554F40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554F40 color

#554F40 rgb(85, 79, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #554F40 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 31% green and 25.1% blue (85, 79, 64).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 14% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 25% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#554F40 color codes

HEX	`#554F40`
RGB	`rgb(85, 79, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 31%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 14%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 25%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 25%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.76, -0.33, 9.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.76, 9.78, 91.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.468, 7.894, 5.98)`
Decimal	`5590848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554F40, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #554F40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554F40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #554F40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554f40; }
.text { color: #554f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554f40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 79 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554f40, #505540); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #554F40?: #554F40 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554F40?: The RGB value is 85, 79, 64: 85 red, 79 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554F40?: The complementary color is #404655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554F40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.