#5E5260#5E5260

#5E5260 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.027 H 321.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E5260
RGB	rgb(94, 82, 96)
HSL	hsl(291, 8%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(291, 15%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 14.6%, 0%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.48, 7.82, -6.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.48, 10.04, 321.12°)
OKLab	oklab(45.54% 0.0211 -0.0168)
OKLCH	oklch(45.54% 0.027 321.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.7444, 9.2589, 12.3379)
Luminance	0.0926 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E5260 #546052

analogous

#575260 #5E5260 #60525B

triadic

#5E5260 #605E52 #52605E

tetradic

#5E5260 #605752 #546052 #525B60

square

#5E5260 #605752 #546052 #525B60

split-complementary

#5E5260 #5B6052 #526057

monochromatic

#1D1A1E #3E363F #5E5260 #7E6E81 #9C8E9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.36

#5E5260 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#5E5260 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E5260

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E5260	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E5260	1.00	7.36	2.85	7.36
#FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515561

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53565F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E5357

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e5260;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 82, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.027 321.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b828d',
    500: '#5e5260',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e5260;
$custom-light: #8b828d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e5260",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.429,
    "s": 7.865,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45538,
    "c": 0.02703,
    "h": 321.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E5260

secondary

#828E80

accent

#B1777F

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#F0EEF0

border

#CBC9CB

text

#0C0A0C

muted

#7D7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E5260

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

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