#555656#555656

#555656 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.001 H 197.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555656
RGB	rgb(85, 86, 86)
HSL	hsl(180, 1%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(180, 1%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.48, -0.40, -0.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.48, 0.42, 199.39°)
OKLab	oklab(45.22% -0.0012 -0.0004)
OKLCH	oklch(45.22% 0.001 197.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.7535, 9.2587, 10.1283)
Luminance	0.0926 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555656 #565555

analogous

#555655 #555656 #555556

triadic

#555656 #565556 #565655

tetradic

#555656 #555556 #565555 #555655

square

#555656 #555556 #565555 #555655

split-complementary

#555656 #565555 #565555

monochromatic

#181818 #373737 #555656 #737575 #929393

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.36

#555656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#555656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555656

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555656	1.00	7.36	2.85	7.36
#FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565656

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565656

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 86, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.001 197.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848585',
    500: '#555656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555656;
$custom-light: #848585;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 0.585,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45224,
    "c": 0.00129,
    "h": 197.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555656

secondary

#848383

accent

#7E7EAA

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFEF

border

#CACACA

text

#0B0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #555656

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

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