#535B4E#535B4E

#535B4E is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.023 H 133.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535B4E
RGB	rgb(83, 91, 78)
HSL	hsl(97, 8%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(97, 14%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.8%, 0%, 14.3%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.61, -5.89, 6.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.61, 8.73, 132.43°)
OKLab	oklab(46% -0.0157 0.0167)
OKLCH	oklch(46% 0.023 133.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.6833, 9.8712, 8.6541)
Luminance	0.0987 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535B4E #564E5B

analogous

#595B4E #535B4E #4E5B4F

triadic

#535B4E #4E535B #5B4E53

tetradic

#535B4E #4E595B #564E5B #5B4F4E

square

#535B4E #4E595B #564E5B #5B4F4E

split-complementary

#535B4E #4F4E5B #5B4E59

monochromatic

#171916 #353A32 #535B4E #717C6A #909A89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#535B4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#535B4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535B4E

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535B4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535B4E	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C594D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B584F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535A57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535b4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 91, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.023 133.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83897f',
    500: '#535b4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535b4e;
$custom-light: #83897f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535b4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 96.923,
    "s": 7.692,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46002,
    "c": 0.02293,
    "h": 133.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535B4E

secondary

#847C89

accent

#77B19B

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#EFF0EE

border

#CACBC9

text

#0A0B0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #535B4E

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

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