#554142#554142

#554142 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.028 H 15.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554142
RGB	rgb(85, 65, 66)
HSL	hsl(357, 13%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(357, 24%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 23.5%, 22.4%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.68, 8.84, 2.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.68, 9.24, 17.10°)
OKLab	oklab(39.71% 0.0269 0.0072)
OKLCH	oklch(39.71% 0.028 15.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.6200, 6.1055, 5.9830)
Luminance	0.0611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554142 #415554

analogous

#55414C #554142 #554A41

triadic

#554142 #425541 #414255

tetradic

#554142 #4C5541 #415554 #4A4155

square

#554142 #4C5541 #415554 #4A4155

split-complementary

#554142 #41554A #414C55

monochromatic

#110D0D #322627 #554142 #785C5D #98787A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.46

#554142 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#554142 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554142

9.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554142	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554142	1.00	9.46	2.22	9.46
#FFFFFF	9.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444442

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#494742

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#593F41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554142;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 65, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.028 15.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857576',
    500: '#554142',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554142;
$custom-light: #857576;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554142",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357,
    "s": 13.333,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39713,
    "c": 0.02788,
    "h": 15.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554142

secondary

#6E8483

accent

#B6B372

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEDED

border

#CAC8C8

text

#0B0808

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #554142

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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