#554241#554241

#554241 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.027 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554241
RGB	rgb(85, 66, 65)
HSL	hsl(3, 13%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(3, 24%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 22.4%, 23.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.94, 8.02, 3.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.94, 8.85, 24.99°)
OKLab	oklab(39.9% 0.0246 0.0099)
OKLCH	oklch(39.9% 0.027 21.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.6487, 6.2096, 5.8484)
Luminance	0.0621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554241 #415455

analogous

#55414A #554241 #554C41

triadic

#554241 #415542 #424155

tetradic

#554241 #4A5541 #415455 #4C4155

square

#554241 #4A5541 #415455 #4C4155

split-complementary

#554241 #41554C #414A55

monochromatic

#110D0D #322726 #554241 #785D5C #987A78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.37

#554241 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#554241 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554241

9.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554241	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554241	1.00	9.37	2.24	9.37
#FFFFFF	9.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454441

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4841

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#594042

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554241;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 66, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.027 21.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857675',
    500: '#554241',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554241;
$custom-light: #857675;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554241",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3,
    "s": 13.333,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39904,
    "c": 0.02651,
    "h": 21.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554241

secondary

#6E8384

accent

#B3B672

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEDED

border

#CAC8C8

text

#0B0808

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #554241

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

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