Palettes / Colors / #554E48

#554E48 — Stone Grey

#554E48 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 #554E48 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.

#554E48 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 #494F55; it also sits naturally between #554949 and #555549. 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 15% · Key 67%

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

Previews

CSS code for #554E48

.text { color: #554E48; }
.background { background-color: #554E48; }
.border { border: 3px solid #554E48; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(85, 78, 72); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 8%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #554E48; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(85, 78, 72, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #554E48; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(85, 78, 72, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#554E48">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#554E48">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #494F55:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #554E48: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #554E48

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 #554E48 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 #554E48 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

← #554E47  ·  #554E49 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #554E48?

#554E48 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 85, 78, 72). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #554E48?

#554E48 is RGB 85, 78, 72 — HSL 28°, 8%, 31% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 15%, 67%.

What colors go with #554E48?

Its complement is #494F55; analogous partners are #554949 and #555549. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #554E48 for text?

White text on #554E48 has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.57:1.