#535554#535554

#535554 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.003 H 165.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535554
RGB	rgb(83, 85, 84)
HSL	hsl(150, 1%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(150, 2%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 1.2%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.94, -1.02, 0.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.94, 1.06, 163.49°)
OKLab	oklab(44.74% -0.0029 0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(44.74% 0.003 165)
XYZ	xyz(8.4157, 8.9761, 9.6750)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535554 #555354

analogous

#535553 #535554 #535555

triadic

#535554 #545355 #555453

tetradic

#535554 #535355 #555354 #555553

square

#535554 #535355 #555354 #555553

split-complementary

#535554 #555355 #555353

monochromatic

#171717 #353635 #535554 #717473 #909391

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#535554 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#535554 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535554

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535554	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535554	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555554

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555454

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535555

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535554;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 85, 84);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.003 165.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838484',
    500: '#535554',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535554;
$custom-light: #838484;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535554",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 84
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 150,
    "s": 1.19,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44736,
    "c": 0.00302,
    "h": 165
  },
  "luminance": 0.08976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535554

secondary

#838182

accent

#7D94AA

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFEF

border

#CACACA

text

#0A0B0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #535554

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

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