#53545F#53545F

#53545F is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.018 H 281.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53545F
RGB	rgb(83, 84, 95)
HSL	hsl(235, 7%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(235, 13%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.6%, 11.6%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.00, 2.10, -6.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.00, 6.84, 287.90°)
OKLab	oklab(44.9% 0.0036 -0.0175)
OKLCH	oklch(44.9% 0.018 281.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.8027, 9.0058, 12.0988)
Luminance	0.0901 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#53545F #5F5E53

analogous

#535A5F #53545F #58535F

triadic

#53545F #5F5354 #545F53

tetradic

#53545F #5F535A #5F5E53 #535F58

square

#53545F #5F535A #5F5E53 #535F58

split-complementary

#53545F #5F5853 #5A5F53

monochromatic

#1A1A1E #36373E #53545F #707180 #8F909D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#53545F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#53545F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #53545F

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53545F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##53545F	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515560

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51545F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#515658

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53545f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 84, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.018 281.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83848c',
    500: '#53545f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53545f;
$custom-light: #83848c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53545f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235,
    "s": 6.742,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.449,
    "c": 0.0179,
    "h": 281.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53545F

secondary

#8D8C81

accent

#AB78B0

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFF0

border

#CACACB

text

#0A0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #53545F

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

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