Close to Liver
#554243
#554243 is a dark, soft, grayish red, close to the color Liver. In RGB it’s made of 33.3% red, 25.9% green, and 26.3% blue. Its hue is 357°, with 13% saturation and 30% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #554243.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.35:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.25:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.35:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.25:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #554243 as they’d see it.
#554243 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #554243
What color is #554243?
#554243 is a dark, soft, grayish red, close to the color Liver. In RGB it’s made of 33.3% red, 25.9% green, and 26.3% blue. Its hue is 357°, with 13% saturation and 30% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #554243 in RGB?
#554243 is rgb(85, 66, 67): 85 red, 66 green, and 67 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #554243 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 22, 21, 67). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #554243?
PANTONE 438 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #554243?
Its complement #354B4A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.