What color is #554F46?

#554F46 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 #554F46?

The RGB value is 85, 79, 70: 85 red, 79 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554F46?

The complementary color is #464C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554F46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554F46 color

#554F46 rgb(85, 79, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #554F46 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 31% green and 27.5% blue (85, 79, 70).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 10% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 18% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#554F46 color codes

HEX	`#554F46`
RGB	`rgb(85, 79, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 31%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 10%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 18%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 18%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.91, 0.72, 6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.91, 6.25, 83.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.648, 7.966, 6.928)`
Decimal	`5590854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554F46, 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 #554F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554F46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #554F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554f46; }
.text { color: #554f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 79 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554f46, #545546); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #554F46?: #554F46 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 #554F46?: The RGB value is 85, 79, 70: 85 red, 79 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554F46?: The complementary color is #464C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554F46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.