Recognised as Colour

#554B37

#554B37
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#554B37 is a orange with RGB values 85, 75, 55 and HSL 40°, 21%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#554B37#554B37

HEX#554B37

RGBrgb(85, 75, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2941, 0.2157

RGB percentages33.3%, 29.4%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(40, 21.4%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40, 35.3%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 11.8%, 35.3%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,589,815

CSS custom property--colour: #554B37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.58:1

Contrast with white8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#AAB4C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#504B36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#524D38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#5A4846no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Gray · ΔE 25.2 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 27.8 Slate grey · ΔE 31.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#374155

Analogous#553C37, #505537

Triadic#37554B, #4B3755

Split complementary#375055, #3C3755

Tetradic#37553C, #374155, #553750

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BEB29A

Lighter +30%#AA9A7B

Lighter +20%#93825F

Lighter +10%#74664B

Darker −10%#363023

Darker −20%#17140F

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#675126

Less saturated −25%#464646

Channel breakdown

R85

G75

B55

Red85 (33.3%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue40°

Saturation (HSL)21.43%

Lightness27.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 4B · B 37

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