#554255
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #554255
#554255 is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 26% green and 33% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggplant (ΔE 6.6); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #425542 — a hunter green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #554255 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.14:1).
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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 #554255?
#554255 is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 26% green and 33% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #554255?
Use white text. White on #554255 has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #554255?
Its complementary colour is #425542, and analogous partners are #4C4255 and #55424C.