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Recognised as Colour

#554A44

  • #554A44
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#554A44 is a orange with RGB values 85, 74, 68 and HSL 21°, 11%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#554A44#554A44
HEX#554A44
RGBrgb(85, 74, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2902, 0.2667
RGB percentages33.3%, 29%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(21.2, 11.1%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.2, 20%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 12.9%, 20%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,589,572
CSS custom property--colour: #554A44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#AAB5BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#4D4B44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F4D44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#584848no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#444F55
Analogous#554446, #555344
Triadic#44554A, #4A4455
Split complementary#445553, #444655
Tetradic#475544, #444F55, #534455

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#BBB0AA
Lighter +30%#A4968E
Lighter +20%#8E7B71
Lighter +10%#71635B
Darker −10%#39312D
Darker −20%#1C1917
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#684431
Less saturated −25%#4D4D4D

Channel breakdown

R85
G74
B68
Red85 (33.3%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue21.18°
Saturation (HSL)11.11%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 4A · B 44

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