#525B4E#525B4E

#525B4E is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.024 H 136.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#525B4E
RGB	rgb(82, 91, 78)
HSL	hsl(102, 8%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(102, 14%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.9%, 0%, 14.3%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.53, -6.29, 6.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.53, 8.91, 134.91°)
OKLab	oklab(45.92% -0.0169 0.0164)
OKLCH	oklch(45.92% 0.024 136)
XYZ	xyz(8.5957, 9.8260, 8.6500)
Luminance	0.0983 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#525B4E #574E5B

analogous

#585B4E #525B4E #4E5B50

triadic

#525B4E #4E525B #5B4E52

tetradic

#525B4E #4E585B #574E5B #5B504E

square

#525B4E #4E585B #574E5B #5B504E

split-complementary

#525B4E #504E5B #5B4E58

monochromatic

#171916 #343A32 #525B4E #707C6A #8E9A89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#525B4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#525B4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #525B4E

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##525B4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##525B4E	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C594D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B584F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#525A57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #525b4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 91, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.024 136.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82897f',
    500: '#525b4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #525b4e;
$custom-light: #82897f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#525b4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 101.538,
    "s": 7.692,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45916,
    "c": 0.02354,
    "h": 136
  },
  "luminance": 0.09826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#525B4E

secondary

#857C89

accent

#77B19F

background

#F7F8F7

surface

#EEF0EE

border

#C9CBC9

text

#0A0B0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #525B4E

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

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