#595253#595253

#595253 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.009 H 7.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595253
RGB	rgb(89, 82, 83)
HSL	hsl(351, 4%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(351, 8%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 6.7%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.56, 3.07, 0.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.56, 3.10, 8.34°)
OKLab	oklab(44.57% 0.0093 0.0012)
OKLCH	oklch(44.57% 0.009 7.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.6983, 8.7831, 9.4190)
Luminance	0.0878 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595253 #525958

analogous

#595256 #595253 #595452

triadic

#595253 #535952 #525359

tetradic

#595253 #565952 #525958 #545259

square

#595253 #565952 #525958 #545259

split-complementary

#595253 #525954 #525659

monochromatic

#191718 #393535 #595253 #796F71 #978E90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#595253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#595253 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595253

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595253	1.00	7.62	2.76	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535353

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545453

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B5252

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 82, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.009 7.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878283',
    500: '#595253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595253;
$custom-light: #878283;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.429,
    "s": 4.094,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44567,
    "c": 0.00933,
    "h": 7.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595253

secondary

#808786

accent

#ADA67B

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEEF

border

#CAC9CA

text

#0B0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #595253

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

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