#554D4A#554D4A

#554D4A is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.012 H 41.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554D4A
RGB	rgb(85, 77, 74)
HSL	hsl(16, 7%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(16, 13%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 12.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.42, 2.72, 2.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.42, 4.04, 47.57°)
OKLab	oklab(42.71% 0.0088 0.0079)
OKLCH	oklch(42.71% 0.012 41.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.6361, 7.7336, 7.5677)
Luminance	0.0773 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554D4A #4A5255

analogous

#554A4C #554D4A #55524A

triadic

#554D4A #4A554D #4D4A55

tetradic

#554D4A #4C554A #4A5255 #524A55

square

#554D4A #4C554A #4A5255 #524A55

split-complementary

#554D4A #4A5552 #4A4C55

monochromatic

#141211 #342F2E #554D4A #766B66 #958985

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.25

#554D4A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#554D4A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554D4A

8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554D4A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554D4A	1.00	8.25	2.55	8.25
#FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4E4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#514F4A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574C4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554d4a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 77, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.012 41.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857e7c',
    500: '#554d4a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554d4a;
$custom-light: #857e7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554d4a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.364,
    "s": 6.918,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42709,
    "c": 0.0118,
    "h": 41.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554D4A

secondary

#778083

accent

#A1B078

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEEE

border

#CAC9C9

text

#0B0A09

muted

#7C7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #554D4A

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

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