#554E5A#554E5A

#554E5A is a dark, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.021 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554E5A
RGB	rgb(85, 78, 90)
HSL	hsl(275, 7%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(275, 13%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.6%, 13.3%, 0%, 64.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.23, 5.47, -5.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.23, 8.10, 312.45°)
OKLab	oklab(43.51% 0.0141 -0.016)
OKLCH	oklch(43.51% 0.021 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.3159, 8.1183, 10.7998)
Luminance	0.0812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554E5A #535A4E

analogous

#4F4E5A #554E5A #5A4E59

triadic

#554E5A #5A554E #4E5A55

tetradic

#554E5A #5A4F4E #535A4E #4E595A

square

#554E5A #5A4F4E #535A4E #4E595A

split-complementary

#554E5A #595A4E #4E5A4F

monochromatic

#171518 #363239 #554E5A #746A7B #938999

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.00

#554E5A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#554E5A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554E5A

8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554E5A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554E5A	1.00	8.00	2.62	8.00
#FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C505B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E515A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#554F52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554e5a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 78, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.021 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847f88',
    500: '#554e5a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554e5a;
$custom-light: #847f88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554e5a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275,
    "s": 7.143,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43507,
    "c": 0.02135,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08118
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554E5A

secondary

#81887C

accent

#B0788F

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEEF

border

#CAC9CA

text

#0B0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #554E5A

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

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