#554342

Color #554342

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.9 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#554342

RGB

rgb(85, 67, 66)

HSL

hsl(3.2, 12.6%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.2, 22.4%, 33.3%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(30.25, 7.56, 3.55)

LCH

lch(30.25, 8.35, 25.15)

OKLCH

oklch(40.2%, 0.025, 22.06)

HWB

hwb(3.2, 25.9%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#425455

Analogous

#55424a

#554342

#554c42

Triadic

#554342

#425543

#434255

Split-complementary

#554342

#42554c

#424a55

Tetradic

#554342

#545542

#425455

#434255

Square

#554342

#4a5542

#425455

#4c4255

Shades

Color #554342 mixed toward black.

#473837

#392d2c

#2a2121

#1c1616

#0e0b0b

Tints

Color #554342 mixed toward white.

#775e5c

#967a78

#b19b9a

#cbbcbc

#e5dedd

Tones

Color #554342 mixed toward gray.

#534444

#524645

#504747

#4f4948

#4d4a4a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.27:1

White text reads better on this background (9.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e42 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#4f5042 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#544242 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #554342;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#554342]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#554342 (#554342) is rgb(85, 67, 66) in RGB.

No, #554342 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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