#525554#525554

#525554 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.004 H 174.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#525554
RGB	rgb(82, 85, 84)
HSL	hsl(160, 2%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(160, 4%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.5%, 0%, 1.2%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.85, -1.42, 0.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.85, 1.43, 173.41°)
OKLab	oklab(44.65% -0.0041 0.0004)
OKLCH	oklch(44.65% 0.004 174.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.3281, 8.9309, 9.6709)
Luminance	0.0893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#525554 #555253

analogous

#525552 #525554 #525455

triadic

#525554 #545255 #555452

tetradic

#525554 #525255 #555253 #545552

square

#525554 #525255 #555253 #545552

split-complementary

#525554 #555254 #555252

monochromatic

#161716 #343635 #525554 #707473 #8F9391

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#525554 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#525554 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #525554

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##525554	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##525554	1.00	7.54	2.79	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555554

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545454

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#515555

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #525554;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 85, 84);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.004 174.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828484',
    500: '#525554',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #525554;
$custom-light: #828484;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#525554",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 84
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160,
    "s": 1.796,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44646,
    "c": 0.00417,
    "h": 174.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#525554

secondary

#838081

accent

#7D8CAB

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFEF

border

#C9CACA

text

#0A0B0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #525554

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

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