#5C5259#5C5259

#5C5259 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.017 H 336.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C5259
RGB	rgb(92, 82, 89)
HSL	hsl(318, 6%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(318, 11%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.9%, 3.3%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.04, 5.52, -2.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.04, 6.10, 334.98°)
OKLab	oklab(45.08% 0.0157 -0.0068)
OKLCH	oklch(45.08% 0.017 336.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.2339, 9.0313, 10.7060)
Luminance	0.0903 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5C5259 #525C55

analogous

#5A525C #5C5259 #5C5254

triadic

#5C5259 #595C52 #52595C

tetradic

#5C5259 #5C5A52 #525C55 #52545C

square

#5C5259 #5C5A52 #525C55 #52545C

split-complementary

#5C5259 #545C52 #525C5A

monochromatic

#1B181A #3C353A #5C5259 #7C6F78 #9A8E97

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#5C5259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#5C5259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C5259

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C5259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C5259	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525459

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545559

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D5254

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c5259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 82, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.017 336.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8287',
    500: '#5c5259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c5259;
$custom-light: #8a8287;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c5259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 318,
    "s": 5.747,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45076,
    "c": 0.01709,
    "h": 336.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C5259

secondary

#808A83

accent

#AF8979

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#F0EEEF

border

#CBC9CA

text

#0B0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C5259

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

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