#554E4B#554E4B

#554E4B is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.011 H 44.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554E4B
RGB	rgb(85, 78, 75)
HSL	hsl(18, 6%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(18, 12%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 11.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.75, 2.29, 2.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.75, 3.63, 50.86°)
OKLab	oklab(42.97% 0.0075 0.0074)
OKLCH	oklch(42.97% 0.011 44.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.7406, 7.8882, 7.7700)
Luminance	0.0789 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554E4B #4B5255

analogous

#554B4D #554E4B #55534B

triadic

#554E4B #4B554E #4E4B55

tetradic

#554E4B #4D554B #4B5255 #534B55

square

#554E4B #4D554B #4B5255 #534B55

split-complementary

#554E4B #4B5553 #4B4D55

monochromatic

#141212 #34302E #554E4B #766C68 #948A86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.15

#554E4B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#554E4B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554E4B

8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554E4B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554E4B	1.00	8.15	2.58	8.15
#FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504F4B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51504B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574D4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554e4b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 78, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.011 44.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857f7d',
    500: '#554e4b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554e4b;
$custom-light: #857f7d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554e4b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18,
    "s": 6.25,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42974,
    "c": 0.01056,
    "h": 44.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554E4B

secondary

#788083

accent

#9FAF78

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEEE

border

#CAC9C9

text

#0B0A09

muted

#7C7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #554E4B

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

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