#535752#535752

#535752 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.009 H 139.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535752
RGB	rgb(83, 87, 82)
HSL	hsl(108, 3%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(108, 6%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.6%, 0%, 5.7%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.49, -2.67, 2.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.49, 3.55, 138.58°)
OKLab	oklab(45.15% -0.0072 0.0062)
OKLCH	oklch(45.15% 0.009 139.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.4982, 9.2646, 9.3215)
Luminance	0.0926 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535752 #565257

analogous

#555752 #535752 #525753

triadic

#535752 #525357 #575253

tetradic

#535752 #525557 #565257 #575352

square

#535752 #525557 #565257 #575352

split-complementary

#535752 #535257 #575255

monochromatic

#171817 #353734 #535752 #717770 #90958E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.36

#535752 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#535752 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535752

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535752	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535752	1.00	7.36	2.85	7.36
#FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575652

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575652

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535755

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535752;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 87, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.009 139.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838682',
    500: '#535752',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535752;
$custom-light: #838682;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535752",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 108,
    "s": 2.959,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45151,
    "c": 0.00948,
    "h": 139.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535752

secondary

#848085

accent

#7CACA2

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#EFEFEE

border

#CACAC9

text

#0A0B0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #535752

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

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