#554640

Color #554640

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 15.56 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#554640

RGB

rgb(85, 70, 64)

HSL

hsl(17.1, 14.1%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.1, 24.7%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.6%, 24.7%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(31.07, 5.3, 6)

LCH

lch(31.07, 8.01, 48.54)

OKLCH

oklch(40.8%, 0.0229, 42.88)

HWB

hwb(17.1, 25.1%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#404f55

Analogous

#554044

#554640

#555040

Triadic

#554640

#405546

#464055

Split-complementary

#554640

#405550

#404455

Tetradic

#554640

#4f5540

#404f55

#464055

Square

#554640

#445540

#404f55

#504055

Shades

Color #554640 mixed toward black.

#473a35

#392f2b

#2a2320

#1c1715

#0e0c0b

Tints

Color #554640 mixed toward white.

#77625a

#987f76

#b19f98

#cbbfba

#e5dfdd

Tones

Color #554640 mixed toward gray.

#534742

#514743

#504845

#4e4947

#4c4a49

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.34:1

White text reads better on this background (8.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f4f42 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#505142 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#544343 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #554640;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#554640]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#554640 (#554640) is rgb(85, 70, 64) in RGB.

No, #554640 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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