#554E49#554E49

#554E49 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.012 H 58.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554E49
RGB	rgb(85, 78, 73)
HSL	hsl(25, 8%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(25, 14%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 14.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.69, 1.91, 4.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.69, 4.43, 64.52°)
OKLab	oklab(42.91% 0.0066 0.0105)
OKLCH	oklch(42.91% 0.012 58)
XYZ	xyz(7.6732, 7.8612, 7.4152)
Luminance	0.0786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554E49 #495055

analogous

#55494A #554E49 #555449

triadic

#554E49 #49554E #4E4955

tetradic

#554E49 #4A5549 #495055 #544955

square

#554E49 #4A5549 #495055 #544955

split-complementary

#554E49 #495554 #494A55

monochromatic

#131210 #34302D #554E49 #766C65 #958B83

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#554E49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#554E49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554E49

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554E49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554E49	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504E49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525049

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574D4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554e49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 78, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.012 58.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857f7b',
    500: '#554e49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554e49;
$custom-light: #857f7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554e49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25,
    "s": 7.595,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42911,
    "c": 0.01239,
    "h": 58
  },
  "luminance": 0.07861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554E49

secondary

#767E84

accent

#99B177

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEED

border

#CAC9C8

text

#0B0A09

muted

#7C7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #554E49

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

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