#55545F#55545F

#55545F is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.018 H 289.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55545F
RGB	rgb(85, 84, 95)
HSL	hsl(245, 6%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(245, 12%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.5%, 11.6%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.17, 2.86, -6.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.17, 6.85, 294.70°)
OKLab	oklab(45.08% 0.006 -0.0167)
OKLCH	oklch(45.08% 0.018 289.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.9818, 9.0981, 12.1072)
Luminance	0.0910 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55545F #5E5F54

analogous

#54585F #55545F #5A545F

triadic

#55545F #5F5554 #545F55

tetradic

#55545F #5F5458 #5E5F54 #545F5A

square

#55545F #5F5458 #5E5F54 #545F5A

split-complementary

#55545F #5F5A54 #585F54

monochromatic

#1B1B1E #38373F #55545F #72717F #91909D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#55545F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#55545F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55545F

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55545F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55545F	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525560

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52555F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535658

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55545f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 84, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.018 289.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84848c',
    500: '#55545f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55545f;
$custom-light: #84848c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55545f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.455,
    "s": 6.145,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45082,
    "c": 0.0178,
    "h": 289.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55545F

secondary

#8C8D82

accent

#AF79AA

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFF0

border

#CACACB

text

#0B0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #55545F

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

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