#555751#555751

#555751 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.010 H 121.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555751
RGB	rgb(85, 87, 81)
HSL	hsl(80, 4%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(80, 7%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.3%, 0%, 6.9%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.63, -2.06, 3.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.63, 3.81, 122.71°)
OKLab	oklab(45.3% -0.0052 0.0084)
OKLCH	oklch(45.3% 0.01 121.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.6395, 9.3418, 9.1310)
Luminance	0.0934 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555751 #535157

analogous

#575651 #555751 #525751

triadic

#555751 #515557 #575155

tetradic

#555751 #515756 #535157 #575152

square

#555751 #515756 #535157 #575152

split-complementary

#555751 #515257 #565157

monochromatic

#171816 #363733 #555751 #74776F #93958D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.32

#555751 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#555751 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555751

7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555751	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555751	1.00	7.32	2.87	7.32
#FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585651

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585651

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#565655

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555751;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 87, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.010 121.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848681',
    500: '#555751',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555751;
$custom-light: #848681;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555751",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 80,
    "s": 3.571,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45299,
    "c": 0.00989,
    "h": 121.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555751

secondary

#817F85

accent

#7BAD8C

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#EFEFEE

border

#CACAC9

text

#0B0B0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #555751

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

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