#545856#545856

#545856 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.006 H 164.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#545856
RGB	rgb(84, 88, 86)
HSL	hsl(150, 2%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(150, 5%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.5%, 0%, 2.3%, 65.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.00, -2.02, 0.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.00, 2.11, 163.31°)
OKLab	oklab(45.61% -0.0058 0.0016)
OKLCH	oklch(45.61% 0.006 164.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.8253, 9.5361, 10.1780)
Luminance	0.0954 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#545856 #585456

analogous

#545854 #545856 #545858

triadic

#545856 #565458 #585654

tetradic

#545856 #545458 #585456 #585854

square

#545856 #545458 #585456 #585854

split-complementary

#545856 #585458 #585454

monochromatic

#181919 #363937 #545856 #727775 #919693

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#545856 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#545856 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #545856

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##545856	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##545856	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585756

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575756

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535857

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #545856;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 88, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.006 164.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848785',
    500: '#545856',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #545856;
$custom-light: #848785;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#545856",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 150,
    "s": 2.326,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45611,
    "c": 0.00601,
    "h": 164.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#545856

secondary

#868284

accent

#7C94AC

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFEF

border

#CACACA

text

#0A0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #545856

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

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