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#554134 Color

#554134 is rgb(85, 65, 52) in RGB, hsl(24, 24%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 39%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Brown (#523B35), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#554134
HEX#554134
RGBrgb(85, 65, 52)
HSLhsl(24, 24%, 27%)
HSVhsv(24, 39%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 39%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(39.3% 0.035 54.5)
LABlab(29.46% 7.42 11.45)
LCHlch(29.46% 13.65 57.06)

What #554134 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #554134, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#554134 Channel Values

How #554134 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 85 · G 65 · B 528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 24% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 39% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 39% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.58:1 vs white · 2.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #554134 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #554134

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #554134; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #554134

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #554134.

How #554134 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#554134
Protanopia#454534
Protanomaly#4C4334
Deuteranopia#484833
Deuteranomaly#4E4633
Tritanopia#564040
Tritanomaly#56403B
Achromatopsia#454545

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #554134 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-554134: #554134;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #554134;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-554134': '#554134' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.333, green: 0.255, blue: 0.204)
Android XML<color name="color_554134">#554134</color>
SVG fillfill="#554134"

More Brown Colors

#554134 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#554134 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #554134?

#554134 is a dark brown — rgb(85, 65, 52) in RGB and hsl(24, 24%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Brown (#523B35), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.73.

What is the RGB value of #554134?

#554134 is rgb(85, 65, 52) — red 85, green 65, and blue 52 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #554134?

#554134 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 39%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #554134 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #554134 scores 9.58:1 against white and 2.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #554134 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #554134 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 20.24, which is visibly different.

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