#525656#525656

#525656 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.005 H 197.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#525656
RGB	rgb(82, 86, 86)
HSL	hsl(180, 2%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(180, 5%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.22, -1.59, -0.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.22, 1.69, 199.18°)
OKLab	oklab(44.95% -0.0049 -0.0015)
OKLCH	oklch(44.95% 0.005 197)
XYZ	xyz(8.4868, 9.1212, 10.1158)
Luminance	0.0912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#525656 #565252

analogous

#525654 #525656 #525456

triadic

#525656 #565256 #565652

tetradic

#525656 #545256 #565252 #545652

square

#525656 #545256 #565252 #545652

split-complementary

#525656 #565254 #565452

monochromatic

#161717 #343737 #525656 #707575 #8F9494

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#525656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#525656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #525656

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##525656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##525656	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555656

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555556

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#515656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #525656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 86, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.005 197.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828585',
    500: '#525656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #525656;
$custom-light: #828585;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#525656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 2.381,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44954,
    "c": 0.00512,
    "h": 197
  },
  "luminance": 0.09121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#525656

secondary

#848080

accent

#7C7CAC

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFEF

border

#C9CACA

text

#0A0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #525656

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

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