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Recognised as Colour

#554A4A

  • #554A4A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#554A4A is a grey with RGB values 85, 74, 74 and HSL 0°, 7%, 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

#554A4A#554A4A
HEX#554A4A
RGBrgb(85, 74, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2902, 0.2902
RGB percentages33.3%, 29%, 29%
HSLhsl(0, 6.9%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 12.9%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 12.9%, 12.9%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,589,578
CSS custom property--colour: #554A4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#AAB5B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C4B4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E4D4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#58494Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.52:1WCAG 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 21.6Slate grey · ΔE 24.7Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Black · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A5555
Analogous#554A50, #55504A
Triadic#4A554A, #4A4A55
Split complementary#4A5550, #4A5055
Tetradic#50554A, #4A5555, #504A55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBB0B0
Lighter +30%#A39595
Lighter +20%#8B7A7A
Lighter +10%#706262
Darker −10%#3A3232
Darker −20%#1E1B1B
Darker −30%#030303
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#693636
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R85
G74
B74
Red85 (33.3%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)6.92%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 4A · B 4A

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