What color is #554F4E?

#554F4E is a gray, closest to the named color Off the Beaten Path. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554F4E?

The RGB value is 85, 79, 78: 85 red, 79 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554F4E?

The complementary color is #4E5455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554F4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554F4E color

#554F4E rgb(85, 79, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #554F4E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 31% green and 30.6% blue (85, 79, 78).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 4% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Off the Beaten Path (#534C4B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#554F4E color codes

HEX	`#554F4E`
RGB	`rgb(85, 79, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 31%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 4%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 8%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.14, 2.26, 1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.14, 2.7, 33.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.917, 8.073, 8.347)`
Decimal	`5590862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554F4E, 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 #554F4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554F4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #554F4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554f4e; }
.text { color: #554f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554f4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 79 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554f4e, #55524e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #554F4E?: #554F4E is a gray, closest to the named color Off the Beaten Path. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554F4E?: The RGB value is 85, 79, 78: 85 red, 79 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554F4E?: The complementary color is #4E5455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554F4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.