#555B59#555B59

#555B59 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.008 H 174.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555B59
RGB	rgb(85, 91, 89)
HSL	hsl(160, 3%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(160, 7%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.6%, 0%, 2.2%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.08, -2.80, 0.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.08, 2.82, 173.15°)
OKLab	oklab(46.52% -0.0082 0.0009)
OKLCH	oklch(46.52% 0.008 174.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.2902, 10.1346, 10.9160)
Luminance	0.1013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555B59 #5B5557

analogous

#555B56 #555B59 #555A5B

triadic

#555B59 #59555B #5B5955

tetradic

#555B59 #56555B #5B5557 #5A5B55

square

#555B59 #56555B #5B5557 #5A5B55

split-complementary

#555B59 #5B555A #5B5655

monochromatic

#1A1C1B #373B3A #555B59 #737B78 #929996

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#555B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#555B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555B59

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555B59	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5A59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595959

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545B5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 91, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.008 174.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848987',
    500: '#555b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555b59;
$custom-light: #848987;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160,
    "s": 3.409,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46519,
    "c": 0.00821,
    "h": 174.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555B59

secondary

#898385

accent

#7B8CAD

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0B0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #555B59

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

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