#525C52#525C52

#525C52 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.020 H 145.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#525C52
RGB	rgb(82, 92, 82)
HSL	hsl(120, 6%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(120, 11%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.9%, 0%, 10.9%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.94, -6.07, 4.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.94, 7.52, 143.85°)
OKLab	oklab(46.28% -0.0166 0.0116)
OKLCH	oklch(46.28% 0.02 145.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.8295, 10.0572, 9.4571)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#525C52 #5C525C

analogous

#575C52 #525C52 #525C57

triadic

#525C52 #52525C #5C5252

tetradic

#525C52 #52575C #5C525C #5C5752

square

#525C52 #52575C #5C525C #5C5752

split-complementary

#525C52 #57525C #5C5257

monochromatic

#181B18 #353C35 #525C52 #6F7C6F #8E9A8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#525C52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#525C52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #525C52

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##525C52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##525C52	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5A51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5952

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#515B59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #525c52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 92, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.020 145.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828a82',
    500: '#525c52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #525c52;
$custom-light: #828a82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#525c52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 5.747,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46282,
    "c": 0.02026,
    "h": 145.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#525C52

secondary

#8A808A

accent

#79AFAF

background

#F7F8F7

surface

#EEF0EE

border

#C9CBC9

text

#0A0B0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #525C52

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

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