#545656#545656

#545656 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.003 H 197.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#545656
RGB	rgb(84, 86, 86)
HSL	hsl(180, 1%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(180, 2%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.3%, 0%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.39, -0.80, -0.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.39, 0.85, 199.31°)
OKLab	oklab(45.13% -0.0025 -0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(45.13% 0.003 197.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.6634, 9.2122, 10.1240)
Luminance	0.0921 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#545656 #565454

analogous

#545655 #545656 #545556

triadic

#545656 #565456 #565654

tetradic

#545656 #555456 #565454 #555654

square

#545656 #555456 #565454 #555654

split-complementary

#545656 #565455 #565554

monochromatic

#181818 #363737 #545656 #727575 #919393

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.39

#545656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#545656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #545656

7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##545656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##545656	1.00	7.39	2.84	7.39
#FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565656

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555556

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #545656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 86, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.003 197.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848585',
    500: '#545656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #545656;
$custom-light: #848585;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#545656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 1.176,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45133,
    "c": 0.00257,
    "h": 197.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#545656

secondary

#848282

accent

#7D7DAA

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFEF

border

#CACACA

text

#0A0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #545656

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

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