#554E5B#554E5B

#554E5B is a dark, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.023 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554E5B
RGB	rgb(85, 78, 91)
HSL	hsl(272, 8%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(272, 14%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.6%, 14.3%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.26, 5.70, -6.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.26, 8.69, 310.98°)
OKLab	oklab(43.55% 0.0145 -0.0176)
OKLCH	oklch(43.55% 0.023 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.3587, 8.1354, 11.0254)
Luminance	0.0814 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554E5B #545B4E

analogous

#4E4E5B #554E5B #5B4E5A

triadic

#554E5B #5B554E #4E5B55

tetradic

#554E5B #5B4E4E #545B4E #4E5A5B

square

#554E5B #5B4E4E #545B4E #4E5A5B

split-complementary

#554E5B #5A5B4E #4E5B4E

monochromatic

#171619 #36323A #554E5B #746A7C #92899A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.99

#554E5B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#554E5B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554E5B

7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554E5B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554E5B	1.00	7.99	2.63	7.99
#FFFFFF	7.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C505C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D515B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545052

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554e5b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 78, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.023 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857f89',
    500: '#554e5b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554e5b;
$custom-light: #857f89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554e5b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.308,
    "s": 7.692,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43546,
    "c": 0.02283,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554E5B

secondary

#82897C

accent

#B17792

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEF0

border

#CAC9CB

text

#0B0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #554E5B

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

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