#535656#535656

#535656 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.004 H 197.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535656
RGB	rgb(83, 86, 86)
HSL	hsl(180, 2%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(180, 3%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.5%, 0%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.30, -1.20, -0.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.30, 1.27, 199.24°)
OKLab	oklab(45.04% -0.0037 -0.0011)
OKLCH	oklch(45.04% 0.004 197.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.5745, 9.1664, 10.1199)
Luminance	0.0917 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535656 #565353

analogous

#535654 #535656 #535456

triadic

#535656 #565356 #565653

tetradic

#535656 #545356 #565353 #545653

square

#535656 #545356 #565353 #545653

split-complementary

#535656 #565354 #565453

monochromatic

#171818 #353737 #535656 #717575 #909494

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.41

#535656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#535656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535656

7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535656	1.00	7.41	2.83	7.41
#FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565656

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555556

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#525656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 86, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.004 197.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838585',
    500: '#535656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535656;
$custom-light: #838585;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 1.775,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45043,
    "c": 0.00385,
    "h": 197.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535656

secondary

#848181

accent

#7D7DAB

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFEF

border

#CACACA

text

#0A0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #535656

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

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