#555B4E#555B4E

#555B4E is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.022 H 127.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555B4E
RGB	rgb(85, 91, 78)
HSL	hsl(88, 8%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(88, 14%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.6%, 0%, 14.3%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.78, -5.07, 6.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.78, 8.40, 127.10°)
OKLab	oklab(46.18% -0.0133 0.0174)
OKLCH	oklch(46.18% 0.022 127.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.8623, 9.9635, 8.6625)
Luminance	0.0996 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555B4E #544E5B

analogous

#5B5A4E #555B4E #4E5B4E

triadic

#555B4E #4E555B #5B4E55

tetradic

#555B4E #4E5B5A #544E5B #5B4E4E

square

#555B4E #4E5B5A #544E5B #5B4E4E

split-complementary

#555B4E #4E4E5B #5A4E5B

monochromatic

#171916 #363A32 #555B4E #747C6A #929A89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#555B4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#555B4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555B4E

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555B4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555B4E	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D594D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C594F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#565A57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555b4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 91, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.022 127.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84897f',
    500: '#555b4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555b4e;
$custom-light: #84897f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555b4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 87.692,
    "s": 7.692,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46175,
    "c": 0.02188,
    "h": 127.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555B4E

secondary

#827C89

accent

#77B192

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#EFF0EE

border

#CACBC9

text

#0B0B0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #555B4E

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

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