#555151#555151

#555151 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.005 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555151
RGB	rgb(85, 81, 81)
HSL	hsl(0, 2%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(0, 5%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 4.7%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.82, 1.63, 0.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.82, 1.73, 19.67°)
OKLab	oklab(43.88% 0.005 0.0016)
OKLCH	oklch(43.88% 0.005 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.1737, 8.4103, 8.9757)
Luminance	0.0841 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555151 #515555

analogous

#555153 #555151 #555351

triadic

#555151 #515551 #515155

tetradic

#555151 #535551 #515555 #535155

square

#555151 #535551 #515555 #535155

split-complementary

#555151 #515553 #515355

monochromatic

#161515 #363333 #555151 #746F6F #938E8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#555151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#555151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555151

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555151	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525151

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525251

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#565151

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 81, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.005 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848181',
    500: '#555151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555151;
$custom-light: #848181;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 2.41,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43875,
    "c": 0.00526,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555151

secondary

#7F8383

accent

#ACAC7C

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEEE

border

#CAC9C9

text

#0B0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #555151

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

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