#554E4E#554E4E

#554E4E is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.009 H 17.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554E4E
RGB	rgb(85, 78, 78)
HSL	hsl(0, 4%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(0, 8%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 8.2%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.84, 2.89, 1.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.84, 3.07, 19.87°)
OKLab	oklab(43.07% 0.0089 0.0028)
OKLCH	oklch(43.07% 0.009 17.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.8457, 7.9302, 8.3236)
Luminance	0.0793 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554E4E #4E5555

analogous

#554E52 #554E4E #55524E

triadic

#554E4E #4E554E #4E4E55

tetradic

#554E4E #52554E #4E5555 #524E55

square

#554E4E #52554E #4E5555 #524E55

split-complementary

#554E4E #4E5552 #4E5255

monochromatic

#151313 #353131 #554E4E #756B6B #948A8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.12

#554E4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#554E4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554E4E

8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554E4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554E4E	1.00	8.12	2.59	8.12
#FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4F4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51504E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574D4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554e4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 78, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.009 17.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847f7f',
    500: '#554e4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554e4e;
$custom-light: #847f7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554e4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 4.294,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43073,
    "c": 0.00931,
    "h": 17.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554E4E

secondary

#7C8383

accent

#ADAD7A

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEEE

border

#CAC9C9

text

#0B0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #554E4E

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

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