#515653#515653

#515653 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.008 H 159.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515653
RGB	rgb(81, 86, 83)
HSL	hsl(144, 3%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(144, 6%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 0%, 3.5%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.04, -2.64, 1.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.04, 2.85, 158.23°)
OKLab	oklab(44.76% -0.0075 0.0028)
OKLCH	oklch(44.76% 0.008 159.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.2822, 9.0294, 9.4884)
Luminance	0.0903 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515653 #565154

analogous

#515651 #515653 #515655

triadic

#515653 #535156 #565351

tetradic

#515653 #515156 #565154 #565551

square

#515653 #515156 #565154 #565551

split-complementary

#515653 #555156 #565151

monochromatic

#161716 #333635 #515653 #6F7671 #8D9490

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#515653 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#515653 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515653

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515653	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515653	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565553

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555453

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#505655

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515653;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 86, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.008 159.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818583',
    500: '#515653',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515653;
$custom-light: #818583;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515653",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 144,
    "s": 2.994,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44764,
    "c": 0.00799,
    "h": 159.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515653

secondary

#847F82

accent

#7C99AC

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFEF

border

#C9CACA

text

#0A0B0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #515653

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

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