#515552#515552

#515552 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.007 H 153.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515552
RGB	rgb(81, 85, 82)
HSL	hsl(135, 2%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(135, 5%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 3.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.70, -2.25, 1.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.70, 2.55, 152.07°)
OKLab	oklab(44.49% -0.0063 0.0031)
OKLCH	oklch(44.49% 0.007 153.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.1645, 8.8555, 9.2602)
Luminance	0.0886 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515552 #555154

analogous

#525551 #515552 #515554

triadic

#515552 #525155 #555251

tetradic

#515552 #515255 #555154 #555451

square

#515552 #515255 #555154 #555451

split-complementary

#515552 #545155 #555152

monochromatic

#151616 #333634 #515552 #6F7470 #8E938F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.58

#515552 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#515552 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515552

7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515552	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515552	1.00	7.58	2.77	7.58
#FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555452

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545452

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#515554

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515552;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 85, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.007 153.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818482',
    500: '#515552',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515552;
$custom-light: #818482;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515552",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 135,
    "s": 2.41,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44489,
    "c": 0.00702,
    "h": 153.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515552

secondary

#837F82

accent

#7CA0AC

background

#F7F8F7

surface

#EEEFEE

border

#C9CAC9

text

#0A0B0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #515552

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

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