#555451#555451

#555451 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.005 H 91.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555451
RGB	rgb(85, 84, 81)
HSL	hsl(45, 2%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(45, 5%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 4.7%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.73, -0.22, 1.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.73, 1.91, 96.74°)
OKLab	oklab(44.58% -0.0001 0.005)
OKLCH	oklch(44.58% 0.005 91.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.4016, 8.8661, 9.0517)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555451 #515255

analogous

#555251 #555451 #545551

triadic

#555451 #515554 #545155

tetradic

#555451 #515552 #515255 #555154

square

#555451 #515552 #515255 #555154

split-complementary

#555451 #515455 #525155

monochromatic

#161615 #363533 #555451 #74736F #93928E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#555451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#555451 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555451

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555451	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555451

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555451

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#565353

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 84, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.005 91.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848481',
    500: '#555451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555451;
$custom-light: #848481;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45,
    "s": 2.41,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44583,
    "c": 0.00499,
    "h": 91.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555451

secondary

#7F8083

accent

#88AC7C

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#EFEFEE

border

#CACAC9

text

#0B0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #555451

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

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