#45535E#45535E

#45535E is a dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.025 H 241.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#45535E
RGB	rgb(69, 83, 94)
HSL	hsl(206, 15%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(206, 27%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 11.7%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.52, -2.65, -8.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.52, 8.63, 252.10°)
OKLab	oklab(43.44% -0.0119 -0.0224)
OKLCH	oklch(43.44% 0.025 241.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.5673, 8.2596, 11.7831)
Luminance	0.0826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#45535E #5E5045

analogous

#455E5D #45535E #45475E

triadic

#45535E #5E4553 #535E45

tetradic

#45535E #5D455E #5E5045 #475E45

square

#45535E #5D455E #5E5045 #475E45

split-complementary

#45535E #5E4547 #5E5D45

monochromatic

#111517 #2B343B #45535E #5F7281 #7D91A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#45535E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#45535E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #45535E

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##45535E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##45535E	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E535F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B505E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E5656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #45535e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 83, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.025 241.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79838b',
    500: '#45535e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #45535e;
$custom-light: #79838b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#45535e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.4,
    "s": 15.337,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43441,
    "c": 0.02536,
    "h": 241.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#45535E

secondary

#8D7E72

accent

#9070B8

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EDEFF0

border

#C8CACB

text

#090A0C

muted

#7B7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #45535E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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