#555653#555653

#555653 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.005 H 121.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555653
RGB	rgb(85, 86, 83)
HSL	hsl(80, 2%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(80, 3%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 3.5%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.39, -1.04, 1.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.39, 1.91, 122.87°)
OKLab	oklab(45.12% -0.0026 0.0042)
OKLCH	oklch(45.12% 0.005 121.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.6352, 9.2114, 9.5050)
Luminance	0.0921 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555653 #545356

analogous

#565553 #555653 #535653

triadic

#555653 #535556 #565355

tetradic

#555653 #535655 #545356 #565353

square

#555653 #535655 #545356 #565353

split-complementary

#555653 #535356 #555356

monochromatic

#171817 #363735 #555653 #747571 #929490

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.39

#555653 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#555653 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555653

7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555653	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555653	1.00	7.39	2.84	7.39
#FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565653

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565653

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555655

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555653;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 86, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.005 121.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848583',
    500: '#555653',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555653;
$custom-light: #848583;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555653",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 80,
    "s": 1.775,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45124,
    "c": 0.00496,
    "h": 121.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555653

secondary

#828184

accent

#7DAB8C

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFEF

border

#CACACA

text

#0B0B0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #555653

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

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