#554E59#554E59

#554E59 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.020 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554E59
RGB	rgb(85, 78, 89)
HSL	hsl(278, 7%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(278, 12%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.5%, 12.4%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.19, 5.24, -5.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.19, 7.53, 314.16°)
OKLab	oklab(43.47% 0.0137 -0.0144)
OKLCH	oklch(43.47% 0.02 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.2736, 8.1014, 10.5771)
Luminance	0.0810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#554E59 #52594E

analogous

#4F4E59 #554E59 #594E57

triadic

#554E59 #59554E #4E5955

tetradic

#554E59 #594F4E #52594E #4E5759

square

#554E59 #594F4E #52594E #4E5759

split-complementary

#554E59 #57594E #4E594F

monochromatic

#171518 #363138 #554E59 #746B7A #938998

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#554E59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#554E59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554E59

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554E59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554E59	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D505A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E5159

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#554F52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554e59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 78, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.020 313.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847f87',
    500: '#554e59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554e59;
$custom-light: #847f87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554e59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.182,
    "s": 6.587,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43468,
    "c": 0.0199,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554E59

secondary

#80877C

accent

#B0788C

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEEF

border

#CAC9CA

text

#0B0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #554E59

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

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