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Recognised as Colour

#554D37

  • #554D37
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#554D37 is a orange with RGB values 85, 77, 55 and HSL 44°, 21%, 27%. 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

#554D37#554D37
HEX#554D37
RGBrgb(85, 77, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.302, 0.2157
RGB percentages33.3%, 30.2%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(44, 21.4%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44, 35.3%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 9.4%, 35.3%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,590,327
CSS custom property--colour: #554D37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#AAB2C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#524C36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#544E38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#5A4A47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.3Gray · ΔE 25.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.2Slate grey · ΔE 31.9Light slate grey · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#373F55
Analogous#553E37, #4E5537
Triadic#37554D, #4D3755
Split complementary#374E55, #3E3755
Tetradic#37553E, #373F55, #55374E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEB49A
Lighter +30%#AA9D7B
Lighter +20%#93855F
Lighter +10%#74694B
Darker −10%#363123
Darker −20%#17150F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#675526
Less saturated −25%#464646

Channel breakdown

R85
G77
B55
Red85 (33.3%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue44°
Saturation (HSL)21.43%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 4D · B 37

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