#554243

Color #554243

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.74 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#554243

RGB

rgb(85, 66, 67)

HSL

hsl(356.8, 12.6%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(356.8, 22.4%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.4%, 21.2%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(29.99, 8.38, 2.53)

LCH

lch(29.99, 8.75, 16.8)

OKLCH

oklch(40%, 0.0264, 14.72)

HWB

hwb(356.8, 25.9%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#425554

Analogous

#55424c

#554243

#554a42

Triadic

#554243

#435542

#424355

Split-complementary

#554243

#42554a

#424c55

Tetradic

#554243

#555442

#425554

#424355

Square

#554243

#4c5542

#425554

#4a4255

Shades

Color #554243 mixed toward black.

#473738

#392c2d

#2a2121

#1c1616

#0e0b0b

Tints

Color #554243 mixed toward white.

#775c5e

#96787a

#b19a9b

#cbbcbc

#e5ddde

Tones

Color #554243 mixed toward gray.

#534444

#524546

#504747

#4f4849

#4d4a4a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.25:1

White text reads better on this background (9.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d43 · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#4f5043 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#544343 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 9.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #554243;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#554243]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#554243 (#554243) is rgb(85, 66, 67) in RGB.

No, #554243 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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