Colour

#554C4A

#554C4A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#554C4A is a grey with RGB values 85, 76, 74 and HSL 11°, 7%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#554C4A#554C4A

HEX#554C4A

RGBrgb(85, 76, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.298, 0.2902

RGB percentages33.3%, 29.8%, 29%

HSLhsl(10.9, 6.9%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.9, 12.9%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 10.6%, 12.9%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,590,090

CSS custom property--colour: #554C4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07595WCAG 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 8.34:1

Contrast with white8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#AAB3B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E4D4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#504F4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#574B4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.4 Gray · ΔE 20.9 Slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2 Black · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A5355

Analogous#554A4E, #55524A

Triadic#4A554C, #4C4A55

Split complementary#4A5552, #4A4E55

Tetradic#4E554A, #4A5355, #524A55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBB2B0

Lighter +30%#A39895

Lighter +20%#8B7D7A

Lighter +10%#706462

Darker −10%#3A3432

Darker −20%#1E1B1B

Darker −30%#030303

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#693F36

Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R85

G76

B74

Red85 (33.3%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue10.91°

Saturation (HSL)6.92%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 4C · B 4A

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Colour values

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