#525959#525959

#525959 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.009 H 196.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#525959
RGB	rgb(82, 89, 89)
HSL	hsl(180, 4%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(180, 8%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 0%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.22, -2.75, -0.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.22, 2.91, 199.01°)
OKLab	oklab(45.78% -0.0085 -0.0026)
OKLCH	oklch(45.78% 0.009 196.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.8548, 9.6598, 10.8473)
Luminance	0.0966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#525959 #595252

analogous

#525955 #525959 #525559

triadic

#525959 #595259 #595952

tetradic

#525959 #555259 #595252 #555952

square

#525959 #555259 #595252 #555952

split-complementary

#525959 #595255 #595552

monochromatic

#171919 #353939 #525959 #6F7979 #8E9797

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#525959 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#525959 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #525959

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##525959	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##525959	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585859

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575759

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#505A59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #525959;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 89, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.009 196.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828787',
    500: '#525959',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #525959;
$custom-light: #828787;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#525959",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 4.094,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45779,
    "c": 0.00886,
    "h": 196.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0966
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#525959

secondary

#878080

accent

#7B7BAD

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFEF

border

#C9CACA

text

#0A0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #525959

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

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