#535751#535751

#535751 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.011 H 134.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535751
RGB	rgb(83, 87, 81)
HSL	hsl(100, 4%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(100, 7%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.6%, 0%, 6.9%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.46, -2.87, 2.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.46, 4.11, 134.41°)
OKLab	oklab(45.12% -0.0077 0.0077)
OKLCH	oklch(45.12% 0.011 134.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.4604, 9.2494, 9.1226)
Luminance	0.0925 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535751 #555157

analogous

#565751 #535751 #515752

triadic

#535751 #515357 #575153

tetradic

#535751 #515657 #555157 #575251

square

#535751 #515657 #555157 #575251

split-complementary

#535751 #525157 #575156

monochromatic

#171816 #353733 #535751 #71776F #90958D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.37

#535751 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#535751 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535751

7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535751	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535751	1.00	7.37	2.85	7.37
#FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585651

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575651

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535655

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535751;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 87, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.011 134.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838681',
    500: '#535751',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535751;
$custom-light: #838681;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535751",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 100,
    "s": 3.571,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45119,
    "c": 0.01085,
    "h": 134.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535751

secondary

#837F85

accent

#7BAD9C

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#EFEFEE

border

#CACAC9

text

#0A0B0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #535751

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

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