#535B59#535B59

#535B59 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.011 H 179.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535B59
RGB	rgb(83, 91, 89)
HSL	hsl(165, 5%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(165, 9%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.8%, 0%, 2.2%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.92, -3.57, 0.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.92, 3.58, 178.78°)
OKLab	oklab(46.35% -0.0105 0.0001)
OKLCH	oklch(46.35% 0.011 179.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.1112, 10.0423, 10.9076)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535B59 #5B5355

analogous

#535B55 #535B59 #53595B

triadic

#535B59 #59535B #5B5953

tetradic

#535B59 #55535B #5B5355 #595B53

square

#535B59 #55535B #5B5355 #595B53

split-complementary

#535B59 #5B5359 #5B5553

monochromatic

#191B1A #363B3A #535B59 #707B78 #8F9997

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#535B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#535B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535B59

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535B59	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5A59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595959

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#515B5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 91, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.011 179.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838987',
    500: '#535b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535b59;
$custom-light: #838987;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165,
    "s": 4.598,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46347,
    "c": 0.01055,
    "h": 179.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10042
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535B59

secondary

#898183

accent

#7A87AE

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0A0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #535B59

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

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