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Recognised as Colour

#554A49

  • #554A49
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#554A49 is a grey with RGB values 85, 74, 73 and HSL 5°, 8%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#554A49#554A49
HEX#554A49
RGBrgb(85, 74, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2902, 0.2863
RGB percentages33.3%, 29%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(5, 7.6%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5, 14.1%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 12.9%, 14.1%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,589,577
CSS custom property--colour: #554A49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#AAB5B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C4B49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E4D49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#58494Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.3Gray · ΔE 21.7Slate grey · ΔE 24.9Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8Black · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#495455
Analogous#55494E, #555049
Triadic#49554A, #4A4955
Split complementary#495550, #494E55
Tetradic#4E5549, #495455, #504955

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBB0AF
Lighter +30%#A39594
Lighter +20%#8B7A79
Lighter +10%#706261
Darker −10%#3A3231
Darker −20%#1E1A1A
Darker −30%#030202
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#693A35
Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R85
G74
B73
Red85 (33.3%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue5°
Saturation (HSL)7.59%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 4A · B 49

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