#52525B

Charcoal

#52525BCharcoal

Luminance

0.086

Category

Gray

Type

Dark

Best On

#FFFFFF

Color Codes

All color formats for your project

HEX

HEX
#52525B
No #
52525B

RGB

RGB
rgb(82, 82, 91)
Values
R:82 G:82 B:91

HSL

HSL
hsl(240, 5%, 34%)
Values
H:240° S:5% L:34%

HSV / HSB

HSV
hsv(240, 10%, 36%)
Values
H:240° S:10% V:36%

CMYK

CMYK
cmyk(10%, 10%, 0%, 64%)
Values
C:10 M:10 Y:0 K:64

LAB

LAB
lab(35, 2, -5)
Values
L:35 a:2 b:-5

OKLCH

OKLCH
oklch(44.2% 0.015 285.8)
Values
L:44.2% C:0.015 H:285.8°

Code Formats

CSS
color: #52525B;
Swift
UIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.322, blue: 0.357, alpha: 1.0)
Kotlin
Color(0xFF52525B)
Flutter
Color(0xFF52525B)
Android
#FF52525B

Contrast Analysis

WCAG compliance with grayscale colors

On White

7.73:1

AAA

On Black

2.72:1

Fail

Grayscale Contrast

Aa

0%

2.7

Fail
Aa

10%

2.3

Fail
Aa

20%

1.6

Fail
Aa

30%

1.1

Fail
Aa

40%

1.3

Fail
Aa

50%

1.9

Fail
Aa

60%

2.7

Fail
Aa

70%

3.7

AA-large
Aa

80%

4.8

AA
Aa

90%

6.1

AA
Aa

100%

7.7

AAA

Best Grayscale Contrast

#FFFFFF with ratio 7.73:1

Aa

Color Harmonies

Harmonious color combinations

complementary

Two colors opposite on the color wheel (180°)

split-complementary

Base color + two colors adjacent to its complement

triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

tetradic

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

analogous

Three colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Color Variations

Tints, shades, tones, and full scale

Color Scale (50-900)

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Tints (Lighter)

Shades (Darker)

Tones (Desaturated)

Gradients (OKLCH)

Primary

90°
CSS
linear-gradient(90deg, #848490 0%, #3D3D43 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(90deg, oklch(61.7% 0.018 285.9) 0%, oklch(36.2% 0.010 285.9) 100%)
Stops
0%
100%

Vibrant

135°
CSS
linear-gradient(135deg, #5A5A87 0%, #474785 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(135deg, oklch(48.7% 0.072 283.4) 0%, oklch(42.9% 0.101 281.3) 100%)
Stops
0%
100%

Complementary

90°
CSS
linear-gradient(90deg, #52525B 0%, #5B5B52 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(90deg, oklch(44.2% 0.015 285.8) 0%, oklch(46.8% 0.014 106.9) 100%)
Stops
0%
100%

Analogous

90°
CSS
linear-gradient(90deg, #52575B 0%, #52525B 50%, #57525B 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(90deg, oklch(45.4% 0.009 241.8) 0%, oklch(44.2% 0.015 285.8) 50%, oklch(44.7% 0.016 310.3) 100%)
Stops
0%
50%
100%

Sunset

90°
CSS
linear-gradient(90deg, #F6CE55 0%, #EE6C2B 50%, #E6193C 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(90deg, oklch(86.4% 0.144 90.6) 0%, oklch(68.0% 0.177 43.8) 50%, oklch(59.1% 0.228 21.2) 100%)
Stops
0%
50%
100%

Ocean

135°
CSS
linear-gradient(135deg, #19A1E6 0%, #22C3B6 50%, #47D1A3 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(135deg, oklch(67.5% 0.146 238.9) 0%, oklch(73.8% 0.124 186.2) 50%, oklch(77.5% 0.136 166.9) 100%)
Stops
0%
50%
100%

Dark Mode

180°
CSS
linear-gradient(180deg, #52525B 0%, #181825 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(180deg, oklch(44.2% 0.015 285.8) 0%, oklch(21.6% 0.025 284.1) 100%)
Stops
0%
100%

Radial Glow

Radial
CSS
radial-gradient(circle, #777783 0%, #494950 100%)
OKLCH
radial-gradient(circle, oklch(57.3% 0.018 285.8) 0%, oklch(40.8% 0.012 285.9) 100%)
Stops
0%
100%

💡 About OKLCH Gradients

OKLCH (Oklch Color Space) provides perceptually uniform gradients with better color transitions than traditional RGB/HSL gradients. The format is oklch(L% C H) where L = Lightness (0-100%), C = Chroma (0-0.4), H = Hue (0-360°).

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