#555E4E#555E4E

#555E4E is a mid, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.028 H 131.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555E4E
RGB	rgb(85, 94, 78)
HSL	hsl(94, 9%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(94, 17%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.6%, 0%, 17%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.70, -6.85, 8.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.70, 10.54, 130.53°)
OKLab	oklab(46.91% -0.0183 0.0207)
OKLCH	oklch(46.91% 0.028 131.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.1239, 10.4867, 8.7497)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555E4E #574E5E

analogous

#5D5E4E #555E4E #4E5E4F

triadic

#555E4E #4E555E #5E4E55

tetradic

#555E4E #4E5D5E #574E5E #5E4F4E

square

#555E4E #4E5D5E #574E5E #5E4F4E

split-complementary

#555E4E #4F4E5E #5E4E5D

monochromatic

#191B16 #373D32 #555E4E #737F6A #929D89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#555E4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#555E4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555E4E

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555E4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555E4E	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605C4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5B4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555D59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555e4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 94, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.028 131.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858b7f',
    500: '#555e4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555e4e;
$custom-light: #858b7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555e4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 93.75,
    "s": 9.302,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46909,
    "c": 0.02758,
    "h": 131.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10487
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555E4E

secondary

#857C8C

accent

#76B298

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#EFF0EE

border

#CACBC9

text

#0B0C0A

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #555E4E

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

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