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Colour

#554A56

  • #554A56
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#554A56 is a grey with RGB values 85, 74, 86 and HSL 295°, 8%, 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

#554A56#554A56
HEX#554A56
RGBrgb(85, 74, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2902, 0.3373
RGB percentages33.3%, 29%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(295, 7.5%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295, 14%, 33.7%)
CMYK1.2%, 14%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,589,590
CSS custom property--colour: #554A56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#AAB5A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#494D57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B4E56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#564B4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 19Gray · ΔE 22.5Slate grey · ΔE 22.6Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Black · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B564A
Analogous#4F4A56, #564A51
Triadic#56554A, #4A5655
Split complementary#51564A, #4A564F
Tetradic#564F4A, #4B564A, #4A5156

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBB1BB
Lighter +30%#A395A4
Lighter +20%#8B7A8C
Lighter +10%#706271
Darker −10%#3A323B
Darker −20%#1F1B1F
Darker −30%#040304
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#66366A
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R85
G74
B86
Red85 (33.3%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue295°
Saturation (HSL)7.5%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 4A · B 56

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