#5E545F#5E545F

#5E545F is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.022 H 323.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E545F
RGB	rgb(94, 84, 95)
HSL	hsl(295, 6%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(295, 12%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.1%, 11.6%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.02, 6.35, -4.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.02, 8.01, 322.50°)
OKLab	oklab(45.95% 0.0173 -0.013)
OKLCH	oklch(45.95% 0.022 323.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.8517, 9.5467, 12.1480)
Luminance	0.0955 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Color harmonies

complementary

#5E545F #555F54

analogous

#58545F #5E545F #5F545A

triadic

#5E545F #5F5E54 #545F5E

tetradic

#5E545F #5F5854 #555F54 #545A5F

square

#5E545F #5F5854 #555F54 #545A5F

split-complementary

#5E545F #5A5F54 #545F58

monochromatic

#1E1B1E #3E373F #5E545F #7E717F #9C909D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#5E545F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#5E545F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E545F

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E545F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E545F	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#53565F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#55575F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F5558

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e545f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 84, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.022 323.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b848c',
    500: '#5e545f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e545f;
$custom-light: #8b848c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e545f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.545,
    "s": 6.145,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45945,
    "c": 0.02163,
    "h": 323.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E545F

secondary

#838D82

accent

#AF797E

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0EFF0

border

#CBCACB

text

#0C0A0C

muted

#7D7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E545F

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

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