Palettes / Colors / #554E47

#554E47 — Stone Grey

#554E47 is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #554E47 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#554E47 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 #484F56; it also sits naturally between #564848 and #565648. 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 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 16% · Key 67%

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

Previews

CSS code for #554E47

.text { color: #554E47; }
.background { background-color: #554E47; }
.border { border: 3px solid #554E47; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(85, 78, 71); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 9%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #554E47; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(85, 78, 71, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #554E47; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(85, 78, 71, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#554E47">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#554E47">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #484F56:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #554E47: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #554E47

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #554E47 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 #554E47 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

← #554E46  ·  #554E48 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #554E47?

#554E47 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 85, 78, 71). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #554E47?

#554E47 is RGB 85, 78, 71 — HSL 30°, 9%, 31% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 16%, 67%.

What colors go with #554E47?

Its complement is #484F56; analogous partners are #564848 and #565648. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #554E47 for text?

White text on #554E47 has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.57:1.