#545151#545151

#545151 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.004 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#545151
RGB	rgb(84, 81, 81)
HSL	hsl(0, 2%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(0, 4%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 3.6%, 67.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.73, 1.22, 0.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.73, 1.30, 19.60°)
OKLab	oklab(43.78% 0.0038 0.0012)
OKLCH	oklch(43.78% 0.004 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.0836, 8.3638, 8.9715)
Luminance	0.0836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#545151 #515454

analogous

#545153 #545151 #545351

triadic

#545151 #515451 #515154

tetradic

#545151 #535451 #515454 #535154

square

#545151 #535451 #515454 #535154

split-complementary

#545151 #515453 #515354

monochromatic

#161515 #353333 #545151 #736F6F #928E8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#545151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#545151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #545151

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##545151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##545151	1.00	7.86	2.67	7.86
#FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515151

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525251

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555151

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #545151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 81, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.004 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848181',
    500: '#545151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #545151;
$custom-light: #848181;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#545151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 1.818,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43778,
    "c": 0.00394,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08364
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#545151

secondary

#7F8282

accent

#ABAB7D

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEEE

border

#CAC9C9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #545151

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

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