#554E55#554E55

#554E55 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.014 H 325.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554E55
RGB	rgb(85, 78, 85)
HSL	hsl(300, 4%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(300, 8%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.06, 4.36, -3.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.06, 5.33, 324.86°)
OKLab	oklab(43.32% 0.012 -0.0081)
OKLCH	oklch(43.32% 0.014 325.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.1102, 8.0360, 9.7164)
Luminance	0.0804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554E55 #4E554E

analogous

#524E55 #554E55 #554E52

triadic

#554E55 #55554E #4E5555

tetradic

#554E55 #55524E #4E554E #4E5255

square

#554E55 #55524E #4E554E #4E5255

split-complementary

#554E55 #52554E #4E5552

monochromatic

#151315 #353135 #554E55 #756B75 #948A94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#554E55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#554E55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554E55

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554E55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554E55	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E5055

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5055

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#564F50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554e55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 78, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.014 325.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847f84',
    500: '#554e55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554e55;
$custom-light: #847f84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554e55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 4.294,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43318,
    "c": 0.01448,
    "h": 325.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554E55

secondary

#7C837C

accent

#AD7A7A

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEEF

border

#CAC9CA

text

#0B0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #554E55

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

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