#554244#554244

#554244 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.026 H 11.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554244
RGB	rgb(85, 66, 68)
HSL	hsl(354, 13%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(354, 22%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 22.4%, 20%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.02, 8.56, 1.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.02, 8.77, 12.64°)
OKLab	oklab(40% 0.026 0.0052)
OKLCH	oklch(40% 0.026 11.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.7379, 6.2453, 6.3183)
Luminance	0.0624 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554244 #425553

analogous

#55424E #554244 #554A42

triadic

#554244 #445542 #424455

tetradic

#554244 #4E5542 #425553 #4A4255

square

#554244 #4E5542 #425553 #4A4255

split-complementary

#554244 #42554A #424E55

monochromatic

#110D0E #332728 #554244 #775D60 #987A7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.34

#554244 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#554244 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554244

9.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554244	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554244	1.00	9.34	2.25	9.34
#FFFFFF	9.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454544

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#494844

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#594143

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554244;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 66, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.026 11.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857677',
    500: '#554244',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554244;
$custom-light: #857677;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554244",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.684,
    "s": 12.583,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40001,
    "c": 0.02649,
    "h": 11.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554244

secondary

#6F8482

accent

#B5AE72

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEDED

border

#CAC8C8

text

#0B0808

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #554244

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

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