#554243#554243

#554243 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.026 H 14.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554243
RGB	rgb(85, 66, 67)
HSL	hsl(357, 13%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(357, 22%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 22.4%, 21.2%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.99, 8.38, 2.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.99, 8.75, 16.78°)
OKLab	oklab(39.97% 0.0255 0.0067)
OKLCH	oklch(39.97% 0.026 14.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.7077, 6.2332, 6.1589)
Luminance	0.0623 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554243 #425554

analogous

#55424D #554243 #554B42

triadic

#554243 #435542 #424355

tetradic

#554243 #4D5542 #425554 #4B4255

square

#554243 #4D5542 #425554 #4B4255

split-complementary

#554243 #42554B #424D55

monochromatic

#110D0E #332728 #554243 #775D5E #987A7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.35

#554243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#554243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554243

9.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554243	1.00	9.35	2.25	9.35
#FFFFFF	9.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454543

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#494843

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#594042

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 66, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.026 14.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857677',
    500: '#554243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554243;
$custom-light: #857677;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.842,
    "s": 12.583,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39968,
    "c": 0.02639,
    "h": 14.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554243

secondary

#6F8483

accent

#B5B272

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEDED

border

#CAC8C8

text

#0B0808

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #554243

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

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