#554D49#554D49

#554D49 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.013 H 48.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554D49
RGB	rgb(85, 77, 73)
HSL	hsl(20, 8%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(20, 14%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 14.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.39, 2.53, 3.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.39, 4.38, 54.68°)
OKLab	oklab(42.68% 0.0083 0.0094)
OKLCH	oklch(42.68% 0.013 48.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.6027, 7.7202, 7.3917)
Luminance	0.0772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554D49 #495155

analogous

#55494B #554D49 #555349

triadic

#554D49 #49554D #4D4955

tetradic

#554D49 #4B5549 #495155 #534955

square

#554D49 #4B5549 #495155 #534955

split-complementary

#554D49 #495553 #494B55

monochromatic

#131110 #342F2D #554D49 #766B65 #958983

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.25

#554D49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#554D49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554D49

8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554D49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554D49	1.00	8.25	2.54	8.25
#FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4E49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#514F49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#584C4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554d49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 77, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.013 48.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857e7b',
    500: '#554d49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554d49;
$custom-light: #857e7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554d49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20,
    "s": 7.595,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42677,
    "c": 0.01256,
    "h": 48.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554D49

secondary

#767F84

accent

#9DB177

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEED

border

#CAC9C8

text

#0B0A09

muted

#7C7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #554D49

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

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