#535151#535151

#535151 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.003 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535151
RGB	rgb(83, 81, 81)
HSL	hsl(0, 1%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(0, 2%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 2.4%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.64, 0.81, 0.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.64, 0.86, 19.55°)
OKLab	oklab(43.68% 0.0025 0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(43.68% 0.003 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.9947, 8.3180, 8.9673)
Luminance	0.0832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535151 #515353

analogous

#535152 #535151 #535251

triadic

#535151 #515351 #515153

tetradic

#535151 #525351 #515353 #525153

square

#535151 #525351 #515353 #525153

split-complementary

#535151 #515352 #515253

monochromatic

#151515 #343333 #535151 #726F6F #918E8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#535151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#535151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535151

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535151	1.00	7.88	2.66	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515151

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525251

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545151

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 81, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.003 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838181',
    500: '#535151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535151;
$custom-light: #838181;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 1.22,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43683,
    "c": 0.00262,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08318
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535151

secondary

#7F8181

accent

#AAAA7D

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEEE

border

#CAC9C9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #535151

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

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