#565252#565252

#565252 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.005 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565252
RGB	rgb(86, 82, 82)
HSL	hsl(0, 2%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(0, 5%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 4.7%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.25, 1.63, 0.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.25, 1.73, 19.67°)
OKLab	oklab(44.24% 0.005 0.0016)
OKLCH	oklch(44.24% 0.005 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.3778, 8.6223, 9.2039)
Luminance	0.0862 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565252 #525656

analogous

#565254 #565252 #565452

triadic

#565252 #525652 #525256

tetradic

#565252 #545652 #525656 #545256

square

#565252 #545652 #525656 #545256

split-complementary

#565252 #525654 #525456

monochromatic

#171616 #373434 #565252 #757070 #948F8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#565252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#565252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565252

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565252	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535252

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535352

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#575252

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 82, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.005 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858282',
    500: '#565252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565252;
$custom-light: #858282;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 2.381,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4424,
    "c": 0.00525,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565252

secondary

#808484

accent

#ACAC7C

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEEE

border

#CAC9C9

text

#0B0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #565252

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

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