#545252#545252

#545252 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.003 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#545252
RGB	rgb(84, 82, 82)
HSL	hsl(0, 1%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(0, 2%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 2.4%, 67.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.06, 0.81, 0.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.06, 0.86, 19.53°)
OKLab	oklab(44.05% 0.0025 0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(44.05% 0.003 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.1962, 8.5286, 9.1954)
Luminance	0.0853 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#545252 #525454

analogous

#545253 #545252 #545352

triadic

#545252 #525452 #525254

tetradic

#545252 #535452 #525454 #535254

square

#545252 #535452 #525454 #535254

split-complementary

#545252 #525453 #525354

monochromatic

#161616 #353434 #545252 #737070 #928F8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.76

#545252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#545252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #545252

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##545252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##545252	1.00	7.76	2.71	7.76
#FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525252

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535352

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555252

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #545252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 82, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.003 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848282',
    500: '#545252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #545252;
$custom-light: #848282;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#545252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 1.205,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44048,
    "c": 0.00262,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#545252

secondary

#808282

accent

#AAAA7D

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEEE

border

#CAC9C9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #545252

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

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