#525252#525252

#525252 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.000 H 0.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#525252
RGB	rgb(82, 82, 82)
HSL	hsl(0, 0%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(0, 0%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.88, 0.00, 0.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.88, 0.00, 0.00°)
OKLab	oklab(43.86% 0 0)
OKLCH	oklch(43.86% 0 0)
XYZ	xyz(8.0197, 8.4376, 9.1871)
Luminance	0.0844 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#525252 #525252

analogous

#525252 #525252 #525252

triadic

#525252 #525252 #525252

tetradic

#525252 #525252 #525252 #525252

square

#525252 #525252 #525252 #525252

split-complementary

#525252 #525252 #525252

monochromatic

#151515 #333333 #525252 #717171 #8F8F8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#525252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#525252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #525252

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##525252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##525252	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)

#525252

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525252

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#525252

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #525252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 82, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.000 0.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828282',
    500: '#525252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #525252;
$custom-light: #828282;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#525252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 0,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4386,
    "c": 0,
    "h": 0
  },
  "luminance": 0.08438
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#525252

secondary

#808080

accent

#A9A97E

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #525252

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

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