#555B60#555B60

#555B60 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.011 H 243.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555B60
RGB	rgb(85, 91, 96)
HSL	hsl(207, 6%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(207, 11%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 5.2%, 0%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.30, -1.22, -3.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.30, 3.88, 251.66°)
OKLab	oklab(46.76% -0.005 -0.0099)
OKLCH	oklch(46.76% 0.011 243)
XYZ	xyz(9.5982, 10.2579, 12.5383)
Luminance	0.1026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555B60 #605A55

analogous

#55605F #555B60 #555560

triadic

#555B60 #60555B #5B6055

tetradic

#555B60 #5F5560 #605A55 #556055

square

#555B60 #5F5560 #605A55 #556055

split-complementary

#555B60 #605555 #605F55

monochromatic

#1C1D1F #383C40 #555B60 #727A80 #91989E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#555B60 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#555B60 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555B60

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555B60	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555B60	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595B60

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585A60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#525C5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555b60;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 91, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.011 243.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85898d',
    500: '#555b60',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555b60;
$custom-light: #85898d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555b60",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.273,
    "s": 6.077,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46763,
    "c": 0.0111,
    "h": 243
  },
  "luminance": 0.10258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555B60

secondary

#8D8883

accent

#9179AF

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0B0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #555B60

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

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