#554145
Eggplant · dark warm red
About #554145
With the hex code #554145, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 25% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 19% yellow and 67% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 9.6 — followed by Umber. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #415551, a charcoal shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.42:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.42:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #554145?
With the hex code #554145, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 25% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 19% yellow and 67% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #554145?
Use white text. White on #554145 has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #554145?
Its complementary colour is #415551, and analogous partners are #55414F and #554741.