#554657
Eggplant · dark cool gray
About #554657
#554657 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 27% green and 34% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 8.1); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #485746 — a hunter green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #554657 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.75:1).
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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 #554657?
#554657 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 27% green and 34% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #554657?
Use white text. White on #554657 has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #554657?
Its complementary colour is #485746, and analogous partners are #4D4657 and #574650.