#554452
Eggplant · dark warm gray
About #554452
#554452 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 33% red, 27% green and 32% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 4% yellow and 67% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Eggplant (ΔE 7.3), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #445547 (graphite), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.99:1).
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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 #554452?
#554452 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 33% red, 27% green and 32% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 4% yellow and 67% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #554452?
Use white text. White on #554452 has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #554452?
Its complementary colour is #445547, and analogous partners are #4F4455 and #55444A.