#554d4d

Color #554d4d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.45 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#554d4d

RGB

rgb(85, 77, 77)

HSL

hsl(0, 4.9%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 9.4%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 9.4%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(33.51, 3.31, 1.2)

LCH

lch(33.51, 3.52, 19.93)

OKLCH

oklch(42.8%, 0.0107, 17.42)

HWB

hwb(0, 30.2%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d5555

Analogous

#554d51

#554d4d

#55514d

Triadic

#554d4d

#4d554d

#4d4d55

Split-complementary

#554d4d

#4d5551

#4d5155

Tetradic

#554d4d

#55554d

#4d5555

#4d4d55

Square

#554d4d

#51554d

#4d5555

#514d55

Shades

Color #554d4d mixed toward black.

#474040

#393333

#2b2727

#1c1a1a

#0e0d0d

Tints

Color #554d4d mixed toward white.

#736969

#918585

#aca4a4

#c8c2c2

#e3e1e1

Tones

Color #554d4d mixed toward gray.

#544e4e

#534f4f

#525050

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.55:1

White text reads better on this background (8.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#52524d · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#52534d · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#554d4d · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #554d4d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#554d4d]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#554d4d (#554d4d) is rgb(85, 77, 77) in RGB.

No, #554d4d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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