#554651
Eggplant · dark warm gray
About #554651
#554651 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 27% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 5% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 8.7); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #46554A — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #554651 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.82:1).
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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 #554651?
#554651 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 27% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 5% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #554651?
Use white text. White on #554651 has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #554651?
Its complementary colour is #46554A, and analogous partners are #524655 and #55464A.