#554D4B#554D4B

#554D4B is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.011 H 34.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554D4B
RGB	rgb(85, 77, 75)
HSL	hsl(12, 6%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(12, 12%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 11.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.45, 2.92, 2.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.45, 3.77, 39.28°)
OKLab	oklab(42.74% 0.0093 0.0063)
OKLCH	oklch(42.74% 0.011 34.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.6701, 7.7472, 7.7465)
Luminance	0.0775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554D4B #4B5355

analogous

#554B4E #554D4B #55524B

triadic

#554D4B #4B554D #4D4B55

tetradic

#554D4B #4E554B #4B5355 #524B55

square

#554D4B #4E554B #4B5355 #524B55

split-complementary

#554D4B #4B5552 #4B4E55

monochromatic

#141212 #34302E #554D4B #766A68 #948986

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.24

#554D4B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#554D4B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554D4B

8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554D4B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554D4B	1.00	8.24	2.55	8.24
#FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4E4B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#504F4B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574C4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554d4b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 77, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.011 34.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857e7d',
    500: '#554d4b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554d4b;
$custom-light: #857e7d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554d4b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12,
    "s": 6.25,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42741,
    "c": 0.01121,
    "h": 34.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554D4B

secondary

#788183

accent

#A4AF78

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEEE

border

#CAC9C9

text

#0B0A09

muted

#7C7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #554D4B

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

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