#554F59#554F59

#554F59 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.018 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554F59
RGB	rgb(85, 79, 89)
HSL	hsl(276, 6%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(276, 11%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.5%, 11.2%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.49, 4.61, -4.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.49, 6.77, 312.92°)
OKLab	oklab(43.7% 0.012 -0.0133)
OKLCH	oklch(43.7% 0.018 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.3452, 8.2446, 10.6010)
Luminance	0.0824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#554F59 #53594F

analogous

#504F59 #554F59 #594F58

triadic

#554F59 #59554F #4F5955

tetradic

#554F59 #59504F #53594F #4F5859

square

#554F59 #59504F #53594F #4F5859

split-complementary

#554F59 #58594F #4F5950

monochromatic

#171518 #363239 #554F59 #746C79 #938B98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#554F59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#554F59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554F59

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554F59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554F59	1.00	7.93	2.65	7.93
#FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E5159

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5159

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555052

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554f59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 79, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.018 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848087',
    500: '#554f59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554f59;
$custom-light: #848087;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554f59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276,
    "s": 5.952,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43697,
    "c": 0.01787,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554F59

secondary

#81877D

accent

#AF798E

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEEF

border

#CAC9CA

text

#0B0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #554F59

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

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