#554A42#554A42

#554A42 is a dark, near-neutral orange. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.020 H 58.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554A42
RGB	rgb(85, 74, 66)
HSL	hsl(25, 13%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(25, 22%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 22.4%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.31, 3.13, 6.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.31, 7.19, 64.23°)
OKLab	oklab(41.76% 0.0104 0.0168)
OKLCH	oklch(41.76% 0.02 58.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.1785, 7.2224, 6.1691)
Luminance	0.0722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554A42 #424D55

analogous

#554244 #554A42 #555442

triadic

#554A42 #42554A #4A4255

tetradic

#554A42 #445542 #424D55 #544255

square

#554A42 #445542 #424D55 #544255

split-complementary

#554A42 #425554 #424455

monochromatic

#110F0D #332C27 #554A42 #77685D #98867A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.59

#554A42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#554A42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554A42

8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554A42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554A42	1.00	8.59	2.44	8.59
#FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4B41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#504D42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#594848

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554a42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 74, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.020 58.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857c76',
    500: '#554a42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554a42;
$custom-light: #857c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554a42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.263,
    "s": 12.583,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41764,
    "c": 0.01976,
    "h": 58.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554A42

secondary

#6F7B84

accent

#99B572

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEED

border

#CAC9C8

text

#0B0908

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #554A42

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

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