#535552#535552

#535552 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.005 H 134.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535552
RGB	rgb(83, 85, 82)
HSL	hsl(100, 2%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(100, 4%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 3.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.88, -1.44, 1.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.88, 2.06, 134.54°)
OKLab	oklab(44.67% -0.0038 0.0039)
OKLCH	oklch(44.67% 0.005 134.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.3385, 8.9452, 9.2683)
Luminance	0.0895 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#535552 #545255

analogous

#545552 #535552 #525552

triadic

#535552 #525355 #555253

tetradic

#535552 #525455 #545255 #555252

square

#535552 #525455 #545255 #555252

split-complementary

#535552 #525255 #555254

monochromatic

#161716 #353634 #535552 #717470 #90938F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#535552 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#535552 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535552

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535552	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535552	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555452

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555452

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535554

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535552;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 85, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.005 134.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838482',
    500: '#535552',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535552;
$custom-light: #838482;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535552",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 100,
    "s": 1.796,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4467,
    "c": 0.00544,
    "h": 134.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535552

secondary

#828083

accent

#7DAB9C

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#EFEFEE

border

#CACAC9

text

#0A0B0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #535552

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

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