#545253#545253

#545253 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.003 H 345.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#545253
RGB	rgb(84, 82, 83)
HSL	hsl(330, 1%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(330, 2%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 1.2%, 67.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.09, 1.02, -0.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.09, 1.07, 343.82°)
OKLab	oklab(44.08% 0.003 -0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(44.08% 0.003 345.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.2345, 8.5440, 9.3973)
Luminance	0.0854 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#545253 #525453

analogous

#545254 #545253 #545252

triadic

#545253 #535452 #525354

tetradic

#545253 #545452 #525453 #525254

square

#545253 #545452 #525453 #525254

split-complementary

#545253 #525452 #525454

monochromatic

#161616 #353434 #545253 #737072 #928F90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#545253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#545253 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #545253

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##545253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##545253	1.00	7.75	2.71	7.75
#FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525253

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535353

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545252

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #545253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 82, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.003 345.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848283',
    500: '#545253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #545253;
$custom-light: #848283;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#545253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 330,
    "s": 1.205,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44082,
    "c": 0.00305,
    "h": 345.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08544
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#545253

secondary

#808281

accent

#AA947D

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEEF

border

#CAC9CA

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #545253

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

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