#545251#545251

#545251 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.003 H 48.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#545251
RGB	rgb(84, 82, 81)
HSL	hsl(20, 2%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(20, 4%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 3.6%, 67.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.03, 0.60, 0.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.03, 1.06, 55.43°)
OKLab	oklab(44.02% 0.002 0.0023)
OKLCH	oklch(44.02% 0.003 48.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.1584, 8.5135, 8.9965)
Luminance	0.0851 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#545251 #515354

analogous

#545152 #545251 #545451

triadic

#545251 #515452 #525154

tetradic

#545251 #525451 #515354 #545154

square

#545251 #525451 #515354 #545154

split-complementary

#545251 #515454 #515254

monochromatic

#161515 #353433 #545251 #73706F #928F8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#545251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#545251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #545251

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##545251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##545251	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535251

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535351

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555252

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #545251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 82, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.003 48.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848281',
    500: '#545251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #545251;
$custom-light: #848281;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#545251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20,
    "s": 1.818,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44015,
    "c": 0.00309,
    "h": 48.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#545251

secondary

#7F8182

accent

#9CAB7D

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEEE

border

#CAC9C9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #545251

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

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