#554C48#554C48

#554C48 is a dark, near-neutral orange. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.014 H 45.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554C48
RGB	rgb(85, 76, 72)
HSL	hsl(18, 8%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(18, 15%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 15.3%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.07, 2.97, 3.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.07, 4.77, 51.57°)
OKLab	oklab(42.41% 0.0097 0.0098)
OKLCH	oklch(42.41% 0.014 45.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.5004, 7.5682, 7.1953)
Luminance	0.0757 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554C48 #485155

analogous

#55484A #554C48 #555248

triadic

#554C48 #48554C #4C4855

tetradic

#554C48 #4A5548 #485155 #524855

square

#554C48 #4A5548 #485155 #524855

split-complementary

#554C48 #485552 #484A55

monochromatic

#131110 #342E2C #554C48 #766A64 #958882

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.35

#554C48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#554C48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554C48

8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554C48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554C48	1.00	8.35	2.51	8.35
#FFFFFF	8.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4D48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#504E48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#584B4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554c48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 76, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.014 45.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857e7a',
    500: '#554c48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554c48;
$custom-light: #857e7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554c48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.462,
    "s": 8.28,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42412,
    "c": 0.01378,
    "h": 45.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554C48

secondary

#757F84

accent

#9FB176

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEED

border

#CAC9C8

text

#0B0909

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #554C48

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

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