#515656#515656

#515656 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.006 H 196.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515656
RGB	rgb(81, 86, 86)
HSL	hsl(180, 3%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(180, 6%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 0%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.13, -1.99, -0.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.13, 2.10, 199.12°)
OKLab	oklab(44.87% -0.0061 -0.0019)
OKLCH	oklch(44.87% 0.006 196.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.4005, 9.0767, 10.1117)
Luminance	0.0908 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515656 #565151

analogous

#515653 #515656 #515356

triadic

#515656 #565156 #565651

tetradic

#515656 #535156 #565151 #535651

square

#515656 #535156 #565151 #535651

split-complementary

#515656 #565153 #565351

monochromatic

#161717 #333636 #515656 #6F7676 #8D9494

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#515656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#515656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515656

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515656	1.00	7.46	2.82	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555556

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545556

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#505656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 86, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.006 196.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818585',
    500: '#515656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515656;
$custom-light: #818585;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 2.994,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44866,
    "c": 0.0064,
    "h": 196.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515656

secondary

#847F7F

accent

#7C7CAC

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFEF

border

#C9CACA

text

#0A0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #515656

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

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