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Recognised as Colour

#554E4B

  • #554E4B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#554E4B is a grey with RGB values 85, 78, 75 and HSL 18°, 6%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#554E4B#554E4B
HEX#554E4B
RGBrgb(85, 78, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3059, 0.2941
RGB percentages33.3%, 30.6%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(18, 6.2%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(18, 11.8%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 8.2%, 11.8%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,590,603
CSS custom property--colour: #554E4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#AAB1B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#504F4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#51504Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#574D4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.7Gray · ΔE 20.2Slate grey · ΔE 23.7Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6Rosy brown · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B5255
Analogous#554B4D, #55534B
Triadic#4B554E, #4E4B55
Split complementary#4B5553, #4B4D55
Tetradic#4D554B, #4B5255, #534B55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBB4B1
Lighter +30%#A39A96
Lighter +20%#8B807B
Lighter +10%#706763
Darker −10%#3A3533
Darker −20%#1F1C1B
Darker −30%#040303
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#694637
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R85
G78
B75
Red85 (33.3%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue18°
Saturation (HSL)6.25%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 4E · B 4B

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