#525856#525856

#525856 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.008 H 174.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#525856
RGB	rgb(82, 88, 86)
HSL	hsl(160, 4%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(160, 7%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.8%, 0%, 2.3%, 65.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.83, -2.81, 0.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.83, 2.83, 173.13°)
OKLab	oklab(45.44% -0.0082 0.0009)
OKLCH	oklch(45.44% 0.008 174)
XYZ	xyz(8.6488, 9.4451, 10.1697)
Luminance	0.0945 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#525856 #585254

analogous

#525853 #525856 #525758

triadic

#525856 #565258 #585652

tetradic

#525856 #535258 #585254 #575852

square

#525856 #535258 #585254 #575852

split-complementary

#525856 #585257 #585352

monochromatic

#171918 #343837 #525856 #707875 #8E9693

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#525856 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#525856 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #525856

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##525856	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##525856	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585756

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565656

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#515857

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #525856;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 88, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.008 174.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828785',
    500: '#525856',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #525856;
$custom-light: #828785;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#525856",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160,
    "s": 3.529,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45436,
    "c": 0.00825,
    "h": 174
  },
  "luminance": 0.09445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#525856

secondary

#868082

accent

#7B8CAD

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFEF

border

#C9CACA

text

#0A0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #525856

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

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