#545255#545255

#545255 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.005 H 314.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#545255
RGB	rgb(84, 82, 85)
HSL	hsl(280, 2%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(280, 4%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 3.5%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.15, 1.45, -1.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.15, 2.06, 314.81°)
OKLab	oklab(44.15% 0.0039 -0.0039)
OKLCH	oklch(44.15% 0.005 314.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.3129, 8.5753, 9.8098)
Luminance	0.0858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#545255 #535552

analogous

#525255 #545255 #555254

triadic

#545255 #555452 #525554

tetradic

#545255 #555252 #535552 #525455

square

#545255 #555252 #535552 #525455

split-complementary

#545255 #545552 #525552

monochromatic

#161617 #353436 #545255 #737074 #918F93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#545255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#545255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #545255

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##545255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##545255	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525355

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525355

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545253

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #545255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 82, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.005 314.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848284',
    500: '#545255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #545255;
$custom-light: #848284;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#545255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 1.796,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44152,
    "c": 0.00547,
    "h": 314.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#545255

secondary

#818380

accent

#AB7D8C

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEEF

border

#CAC9CA

text

#0A0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #545255

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

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