#5E5252#5E5252

#5E5252 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.016 H 17.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E5252
RGB	rgb(94, 82, 82)
HSL	hsl(0, 7%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(0, 13%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 12.8%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.03, 4.94, 1.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.03, 5.26, 20.18°)
OKLab	oklab(45.04% 0.0152 0.0049)
OKLCH	oklch(45.04% 0.016 17.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.1563, 9.0237, 9.2404)
Luminance	0.0902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Color harmonies

complementary

#5E5252 #525E5E

analogous

#5E5258 #5E5252 #5E5852

triadic

#5E5252 #525E52 #52525E

tetradic

#5E5252 #585E52 #525E5E #58525E

square

#5E5252 #585E52 #525E5E #58525E

split-complementary

#5E5252 #525E58 #52585E

monochromatic

#1D1919 #3D3535 #5E5252 #7F6F6F #9C8E8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#5E5252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#5E5252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E5252

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E5252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E5252	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545352

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575652

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#615152

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e5252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 82, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.016 17.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b8282',
    500: '#5e5252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e5252;
$custom-light: #8b8282;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e5252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 6.818,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45041,
    "c": 0.01592,
    "h": 17.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E5252

secondary

#808C8C

accent

#B0B078

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#F0EEEE

border

#CBC9C9

text

#0C0A0A

muted

#7D7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E5252

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

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