#525955#525955

#525955 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.011 H 161.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#525955
RGB	rgb(82, 89, 85)
HSL	hsl(146, 4%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(146, 8%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 0%, 4.5%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.10, -3.64, 1.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.10, 3.88, 159.44°)
OKLab	oklab(45.64% -0.0103 0.0036)
OKLCH	oklch(45.64% 0.011 161)
XYZ	xyz(8.6914, 9.5944, 9.9866)
Luminance	0.0959 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#525955 #595256

analogous

#525952 #525955 #525958

triadic

#525955 #555259 #595552

tetradic

#525955 #525259 #595256 #595852

square

#525955 #525259 #595256 #595852

split-complementary

#525955 #585259 #595252

monochromatic

#171918 #353937 #525955 #6F7973 #8E9792

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#525955 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#525955 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #525955

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##525955	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##525955	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595855

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575755

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#515958

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #525955;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 89, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.011 161.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828784',
    500: '#525955',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #525955;
$custom-light: #828784;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#525955",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 145.714,
    "s": 4.094,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45644,
    "c": 0.01092,
    "h": 161
  },
  "luminance": 0.09594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#525955

secondary

#878084

accent

#7B98AD

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFEF

border

#C9CACA

text

#0A0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #525955

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

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