RAL Design

RAL 000 55 00

Warm Mid Grey

RAL 000 55 00 Warm Mid Grey sits at lightness 55 on the grey axis, entering the darker half of the neutral spectrum where grey begins to carry visual weight. This rich mid-grey is favoured for facade louvres, balustrade infill panels, and retail fixture bases that need grounding without heaviness. Under warm artificial lighting it can take on a subtly inviting character despite its strict neutrality.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#848484
RGBrgb(132, 132, 132)
HSLhsl(0°, 0%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 48%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue0°
Lightness55
Chroma0

The RAL Design system uses Hue-Lightness-Chroma (HLC) notation. Hue describes the color family (0-360°), Lightness describes brightness (0-100), and Chroma describes saturation intensity (0-100+).

Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
132
G
132
B
132
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
3.7:1Fail
Black text
5.6:1Pass

WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.

Spectrum & Perceptual Position

Hue Spectrum
60°120°180°240°300°360°
CIELAB a*b* Chromaticity
-3003060-3003060a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)55
a* (Green-Red)0
b* (Blue-Yellow)0
L* (LCh)55
C* (Chroma)0
h° (Hue)158°

CIELAB is a perceptually uniform color space. Euclidean distance between two colors in this diagram closely matches human visual difference. The dot size shows your selected color; slightly larger dots are the nearest perceptual neighbors.

Color Harmonies

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Select a harmony type, then press Space to reroll unlocked colors.

1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

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Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1:1
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1.8:1
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2.5:1
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2.1:1

Contrast ratios follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Green (≥4.5:1) passes AA for normal text. Amber (≥3:1) passes for large text only. Grey indicates low contrast.

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