#535653#535653

#535653 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.006 H 145.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535653
RGB	rgb(83, 86, 83)
HSL	hsl(120, 2%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(120, 3%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.5%, 0%, 3.5%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.21, -1.84, 1.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.21, 2.27, 144.27°)
OKLab	oklab(44.94% -0.0051 0.0035)
OKLCH	oklch(44.94% 0.006 145.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.4561, 9.1191, 9.4966)
Luminance	0.0912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535653 #565356

analogous

#545653 #535653 #535654

triadic

#535653 #535356 #565353

tetradic

#535653 #535456 #565356 #565453

square

#535653 #535456 #565356 #565453

split-complementary

#535653 #545356 #565354

monochromatic

#171817 #353735 #535653 #717571 #909490

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#535653 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#535653 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535653

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535653	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535653	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565553

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565553

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535655

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535653;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 86, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.006 145.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838583',
    500: '#535653',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535653;
$custom-light: #838583;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535653",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 1.775,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44942,
    "c": 0.00614,
    "h": 145.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535653

secondary

#848184

accent

#7DABAB

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFEF

border

#CACACA

text

#0A0B0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #535653

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

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