#554D56
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #554D56
#554D56 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 30% green and 34% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 10.8); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4E564D — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #554D56 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.13:1).
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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 #554D56?
#554D56 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 30% green and 34% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #554D56?
Use white text. White on #554D56 has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #554D56?
Its complementary colour is #4E564D, and analogous partners are #504D56 and #564D53.