#554538

Color #554538

A muted dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 17.93 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#554538

RGB

rgb(85, 69, 56)

HSL

hsl(26.9, 20.6%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(26.9, 34.1%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 34.1%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(30.58, 4.63, 10.43)

LCH

lch(30.58, 11.41, 66.06)

OKLCH

oklch(40.3%, 0.0304, 60.82)

HWB

hwb(26.9, 22%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#384855

Analogous

#553839

#554538

#555338

Triadic

#554538

#385545

#453855

Split-complementary

#554538

#385553

#383955

Tetradic

#554538

#485538

#384855

#453855

Square

#554538

#395538

#384855

#533855

Shades

Color #554538 mixed toward black.

#47392f

#392e25

#2a221c

#1c1713

#0e0b09

Tints

Color #554538 mixed toward white.

#7a6350

#9d816b

#b6a190

#cec0b5

#e7e0da

Tones

Color #554538 mixed toward gray.

#52453a

#50453d

#4e463f

#4b4642

#494644

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.29:1

White text reads better on this background (9.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f4e3b · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#4f513c · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#543e3f · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 9.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #554538;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#554538]

Related colors

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Seashell #fff5ee

Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#554538 (#554538) is rgb(85, 69, 56) in RGB.

No, #554538 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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