#554E56#554E56

#554E56 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.016 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554E56
RGB	rgb(85, 78, 86)
HSL	hsl(293, 5%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(293, 9%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 9.3%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.09, 4.58, -3.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.09, 5.85, 321.41°)
OKLab	oklab(43.36% 0.0124 -0.0097)
OKLCH	oklch(43.36% 0.016 322)
XYZ	xyz(8.1502, 8.0520, 9.9271)
Luminance	0.0805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554E56 #4F564E

analogous

#514E56 #554E56 #564E53

triadic

#554E56 #56554E #4E5655

tetradic

#554E56 #56514E #4F564E #4E5356

square

#554E56 #56514E #4F564E #4E5356

split-complementary

#554E56 #53564E #4E5651

monochromatic

#161416 #353136 #554E56 #756B76 #938A95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#554E56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#554E56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554E56

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554E56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554E56	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D5056

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5056

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#554F51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554e56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 78, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.016 322.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847f85',
    500: '#554e56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554e56;
$custom-light: #847f85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554e56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.5,
    "s": 4.878,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43355,
    "c": 0.01576,
    "h": 322
  },
  "luminance": 0.08052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554E56

secondary

#7D847C

accent

#AE7A80

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEEF

border

#CAC9CA

text

#0B0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #554E56

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

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