#515255#515255

#515255 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.005 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515255
RGB	rgb(81, 82, 85)
HSL	hsl(225, 2%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(225, 5%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 3.5%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.88, 0.26, -1.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.88, 1.91, 277.73°)
OKLab	oklab(43.87% 0.0001 -0.005)
OKLCH	oklch(43.87% 0.005 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.0500, 8.4398, 9.7975)
Luminance	0.0844 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515255 #555451

analogous

#515455 #515255 #525155

triadic

#515255 #555152 #525551

tetradic

#515255 #555154 #555451 #515552

square

#515255 #555154 #555451 #515552

split-complementary

#515255 #555251 #545551

monochromatic

#151616 #333436 #515255 #6F7074 #8E8F93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#515255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#515255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515255

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515255	1.00	7.81	2.69	7.81
#FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515255

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#515255

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#505353

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 82, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.005 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818284',
    500: '#515255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515255;
$custom-light: #818284;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 2.41,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43873,
    "c": 0.00505,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0844
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515255

secondary

#83827F

accent

#A07CAC

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEEF

border

#C9C9CA

text

#0A0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #515255

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

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