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#554B33

#554b33 ≈ Taupe

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#554b33 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 29.41% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 40% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 42.35°, with 25% saturation and 26.67% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 8.47.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.072

Complementary

  1. #554b33
  2. #333d55

Split complementary

  1. #554b33
  2. #334e55
  3. #3a3355

Analogous

  1. #553a33
  2. #554b33
  3. #4e5533

Triadic

  1. #554b33
  2. #33554b
  3. #4b3355

Tetradic

  1. #554b33
  2. #3d5533
  3. #333d55
  4. #4b3355

Square

  1. #554b33
  2. #33553a
  3. #333d55
  4. #55334e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0b08
  2. #252116
  3. #554b33
  4. #857550
  5. #ac9c75

Shades

#554b33 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #554b33
  2. #4d442e
  3. #443c29
  4. #3c3524
  5. #332d1f
  6. #2b261a
  7. #221e14
  8. #1a170f
  9. #110f0a
  10. #090805
  11. #000000

Tints

#554b33 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #554b33
  2. #665d47
  3. #776f5c
  4. #888170
  5. #999385
  6. #aaa599
  7. #bbb7ad
  8. #ccc9c2
  9. #dddbd6
  10. #eeedeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#554b33 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #554b33
  2. #59503b
  3. #5e5642
  4. #625b4a
  5. #666052
  6. #6b665a
  7. #6f6b61
  8. #737069
  9. #777571
  10. #7c7b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504c43 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504a31 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #534d34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5a4745 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #524b32 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #544c33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #58493e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-554b33 {
  color: #554b33;
}
Background
.bg-554b33 {
  background-color: #554b33;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-554b33 {
  border: 2px solid #554b33;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #554b33;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 75 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 25% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-554b33 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #554b33, #4e5533);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-554b33 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 75 51 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 8.47 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 9.81 #635147 Umber ΔE 9.81 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 9.83 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 10.67 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 11.18 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 11.62 #aab4cc Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Taupe
#554b33  rgb(85, 75, 51)  hsl(42, 25%, 27%)  Taupe
#333d55  rgb(51, 61, 85)  hsl(222, 25%, 27%)  Prussian Blue
#33554b  rgb(51, 85, 75)  hsl(162, 25%, 27%)  Dark Slate Gray
#4b3355  rgb(75, 51, 85)  hsl(282, 25%, 27%)  Eggplant