#595353#595353

#595353 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.008 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595353
RGB	rgb(89, 83, 83)
HSL	hsl(0, 3%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(0, 7%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 6.7%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.86, 2.45, 0.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.86, 2.60, 19.79°)
OKLab	oklab(44.8% 0.0075 0.0024)
OKLCH	oklch(44.8% 0.008 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.7742, 8.9350, 9.4443)
Luminance	0.0893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595353 #535959

analogous

#595356 #595353 #595653

triadic

#595353 #535953 #535359

tetradic

#595353 #565953 #535959 #565359

square

#595353 #565953 #535959 #565359

split-complementary

#595353 #535956 #535659

monochromatic

#1A1818 #393535 #595353 #797171 #978F8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#595353 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#595353 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595353

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595353	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595353	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545453

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555553

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5353

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595353;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 83, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.008 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878383',
    500: '#595353',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595353;
$custom-light: #878383;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595353",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 3.488,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44799,
    "c": 0.00788,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595353

secondary

#818787

accent

#ADAD7B

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFEF

border

#CACACA

text

#0B0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #595353

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

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