Palettes / Colors / #554E44

#554E44 — Stone Grey

#554E44 is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the gray family.

#554E44 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #444B55; it also sits naturally between #554544 and #545544. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 33% · Green 31% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 20% · Key 67%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #554E44

.text { color: #554E44; }
.background { background-color: #554E44; }
.border { border: 3px solid #554E44; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(85, 78, 68); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 11%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #554E44; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(85, 78, 68, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #554E44; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(85, 78, 68, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#554E44">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#554E44">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #444B55:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #554E44: #FFFFFF.

How #554E44 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #554E44 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #554E44?

#554E44 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 85, 78, 68). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #554E44?

#554E44 is RGB 85, 78, 68 — HSL 35°, 11%, 30% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 20%, 67%.

What colors go with #554E44?

Its complement is #444B55; analogous partners are #554544 and #545544. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #554E44 for text?

White text on #554E44 has a contrast ratio of 8.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.56:1.