Colour

#554A52

#554A52
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#554A52 is a grey with RGB values 85, 74, 82 and HSL 316°, 7%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#554A52#554A52

HEX#554A52

RGBrgb(85, 74, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2902, 0.3216

RGB percentages33.3%, 29%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(316.4, 6.9%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(316.4, 12.9%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 12.9%, 3.5%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,589,586

CSS custom property--colour: #554A52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.44:1

Contrast with white8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#AAB5AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4C52no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C4E52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#564A4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18 Gray · ΔE 21.9 Slate grey · ΔE 23 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9 Black · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4A554D

Analogous#524A55, #554A4D

Triadic#52554A, #4A5255

Split complementary#4D554A, #4A5552

Tetradic#55524A, #4A554D, #4A4D55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BBB0B8

Lighter +30%#A3959F

Lighter +20%#8B7A86

Lighter +10%#70626C

Darker −10%#3A3238

Darker −20%#1E1B1D

Darker −30%#030303

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#69365B

Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R85

G74

B82

Red85 (33.3%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue316.36°

Saturation (HSL)6.92%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 4A · B 52

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Colour values

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