#52656F#52656F

#52656F is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.028 H 231.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#52656F
RGB	rgb(82, 101, 111)
HSL	hsl(201, 15%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(201, 26%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 9%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.61, -4.64, -7.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.61, 9.24, 239.87°)
OKLab	oklab(49.48% -0.0176 -0.0217)
OKLCH	oklch(49.48% 0.028 231)
XYZ	xyz(11.0018, 12.2485, 16.8204)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#52656F #6F5C52

analogous

#526F6A #52656F #52566F

triadic

#52656F #6F5265 #656F52

tetradic

#52656F #6A526F #6F5C52 #566F52

square

#52656F #6A526F #6F5C52 #566F52

split-complementary

#52656F #6F5256 #6F6A52

monochromatic

#1E2529 #38454C #52656F #6C8592 #8FA2AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#52656F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#52656F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #52656F

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##52656F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##52656F	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606470

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C616F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#496868

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #52656f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 101, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.028 231.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#839098',
    500: '#52656f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #52656f;
$custom-light: #839098;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#52656f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.69,
    "s": 15.026,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49479,
    "c": 0.028,
    "h": 231
  },
  "luminance": 0.12249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#52656F

secondary

#9A8B83

accent

#8970B8

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0A0C0D

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #52656F

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →