#545256#545256

#545256 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.007 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#545256
RGB	rgb(84, 82, 86)
HSL	hsl(270, 2%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(270, 5%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.3%, 4.7%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.19, 1.67, -2.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.19, 2.64, 309.26°)
OKLab	oklab(44.19% 0.0043 -0.0054)
OKLCH	oklch(44.19% 0.007 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.3529, 8.5913, 10.0205)
Luminance	0.0859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#545256 #545652

analogous

#525256 #545256 #565256

triadic

#545256 #565452 #525654

tetradic

#545256 #565252 #545652 #525656

square

#545256 #565252 #545652 #525656

split-complementary

#545256 #565652 #525652

monochromatic

#171617 #353437 #545256 #737075 #918F94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#545256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#545256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #545256

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##545256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##545256	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)

#515356

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525356

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545253

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #545256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 82, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.007 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848285',
    500: '#545256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #545256;
$custom-light: #848285;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#545256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 2.381,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44187,
    "c": 0.00693,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#545256

secondary

#828480

accent

#AC7C94

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEEF

border

#CAC9CA

text

#0A0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #545256

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

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