What color is #554F49?

#554F49 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554F49?

The RGB value is 85, 79, 73: 85 red, 79 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554F49?

The complementary color is #494F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554F49 color

#554F49 rgb(85, 79, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #554F49 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 31% green and 28.6% blue (85, 79, 73).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 8% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#554F49 color codes

HEX	`#554F49`
RGB	`rgb(85, 79, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 31%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 8%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 14%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 14%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.99, 1.28, 4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.99, 4.61, 73.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.745, 8.004, 7.439)`
Decimal	`5590857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554F49, 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 #554F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #554F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554f49; }
.text { color: #554f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 79 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554f49, #555549); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #554F49?: #554F49 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554F49?: The RGB value is 85, 79, 73: 85 red, 79 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554F49?: The complementary color is #494F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.