Colour

#554A54

#554A54
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#554A54 is a grey with RGB values 85, 74, 84 and HSL 305°, 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

#554A54#554A54

HEX#554A54

RGBrgb(85, 74, 84)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2902, 0.3294

RGB percentages33.3%, 29%, 32.9%

HSLhsl(305.5, 6.9%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(305.5, 12.9%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 12.9%, 1.2%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,589,588

CSS custom property--colour: #554A54;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.42:1

Contrast with white8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#AAB5AB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4C54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C4E54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#564B4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Gray · ΔE 22.2 Slate grey · ΔE 22.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Black · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A554B

Analogous#514A55, #554A4E

Triadic#54554A, #4A5455

Split complementary#4F554A, #4A5551

Tetradic#55514A, #4A554B, #4A4E55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBB0BA

Lighter +30%#A395A2

Lighter +20%#8B7A8A

Lighter +10%#70626F

Darker −10%#3A3239

Darker −20%#1E1B1E

Darker −30%#030303

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#693664

Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R85

G74

B84

Red85 (33.3%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue84 (32.9%)

Hue305.45°

Saturation (HSL)6.92%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 4A · B 54

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