#535355#535355

#535355 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.003 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535355
RGB	rgb(83, 83, 85)
HSL	hsl(240, 1%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(240, 2%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 2.4%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.36, 0.43, -1.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.36, 1.24, 290.36°)
OKLab	oklab(44.3% 0.0009 -0.0031)
OKLCH	oklch(44.3% 0.003 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.2999, 8.6814, 9.8310)
Luminance	0.0868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535355 #555553

analogous

#535455 #535355 #545355

triadic

#535355 #555353 #535553

tetradic

#535355 #555354 #555553 #535554

square

#535355 #555354 #555553 #535554

split-complementary

#535355 #555453 #545553

monochromatic

#171717 #353536 #535355 #717174 #909093

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#535355 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#535355 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535355

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535355	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535355	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535355

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535355

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535354

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535355;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 83, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.003 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838384',
    500: '#535355',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535355;
$custom-light: #838384;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535355",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 1.19,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44295,
    "c": 0.00323,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535355

secondary

#838381

accent

#AA7DAA

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFEF

border

#CACACA

text

#0A0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #535355

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

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