#525858#525858

#525858 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.008 H 196.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#525858
RGB	rgb(82, 88, 88)
HSL	hsl(180, 4%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(180, 7%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.8%, 0%, 0%, 65.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.89, -2.37, -0.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.89, 2.51, 199.06°)
OKLab	oklab(45.5% -0.0073 -0.0022)
OKLCH	oklch(45.5% 0.008 196.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.7305, 9.4778, 10.6001)
Luminance	0.0948 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#525858 #585252

analogous

#525855 #525858 #525558

triadic

#525858 #585258 #585852

tetradic

#525858 #555258 #585252 #555852

square

#525858 #555258 #585252 #555852

split-complementary

#525858 #585255 #585552

monochromatic

#171919 #343838 #525858 #707878 #8E9696

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#525858 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#525858 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #525858

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##525858	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##525858	1.00	7.25	2.90	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575758

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565658

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#505858

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #525858;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 88, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.008 196.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828787',
    500: '#525858',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #525858;
$custom-light: #828787;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#525858",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 3.529,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45504,
    "c": 0.00763,
    "h": 196.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#525858

secondary

#868080

accent

#7B7BAD

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFEF

border

#C9CACA

text

#0A0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #525858

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

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