#554849

Color #554849

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.43 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#554849

RGB

rgb(85, 72, 73)

HSL

hsl(355.4, 8.3%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(355.4, 15.3%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 14.1%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(31.91, 5.68, 1.44)

LCH

lch(31.91, 5.86, 14.23)

OKLCH

oklch(41.5%, 0.0177, 12.7)

HWB

hwb(355.4, 28.2%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#485554

Analogous

#554850

#554849

#554e48

Triadic

#554849

#495548

#484955

Split-complementary

#554849

#48554e

#485055

Tetradic

#554849

#555448

#485554

#484955

Square

#554849

#505548

#485554

#4e4855

Shades

Color #554849 mixed toward black.

#473c3d

#393031

#2b2425

#1c1818

#0e0c0c

Tints

Color #554849 mixed toward white.

#756364

#938081

#ae9fa1

#c9bfc0

#e4dfe0

Tones

Color #554849 mixed toward gray.

#54494a

#534a4b

#524b4c

#514c4d

#504d4e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.41:1

White text reads better on this background (8.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#505049 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#505149 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#544949 · ΔE 1.2

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #554849;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#554849]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#554849 (#554849) is rgb(85, 72, 73) in RGB.

No, #554849 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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