#515355#515355

#515355 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.004 H 247.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515355
RGB	rgb(81, 83, 85)
HSL	hsl(210, 2%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(210, 5%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 2.4%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.19, -0.36, -1.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.19, 1.49, 255.95°)
OKLab	oklab(44.11% -0.0016 -0.0039)
OKLCH	oklch(44.11% 0.004 247.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.1260, 8.5917, 9.8228)
Luminance	0.0859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515355 #555351

analogous

#515555 #515355 #515155

triadic

#515355 #555153 #535551

tetradic

#515355 #555155 #555351 #515551

square

#515355 #555155 #555351 #515551

split-complementary

#515355 #555151 #555551

monochromatic

#151616 #333436 #515355 #6F7274 #8E9093

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#515355 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#515355 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515355

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515355	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515355	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525355

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525355

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#505354

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515355;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 83, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.004 247.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818384',
    500: '#515355',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515355;
$custom-light: #818384;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515355",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 2.41,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44111,
    "c": 0.00418,
    "h": 247.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515355

secondary

#83817F

accent

#947CAC

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFEF

border

#C9CACA

text

#0A0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #515355

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

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