#565151#565151

#565151 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.007 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565151
RGB	rgb(86, 81, 81)
HSL	hsl(0, 3%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(0, 6%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 5.8%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.92, 2.04, 0.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.92, 2.17, 19.74°)
OKLab	oklab(43.97% 0.0063 0.002)
OKLCH	oklch(43.97% 0.007 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.2652, 8.4575, 8.9800)
Luminance	0.0846 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565151 #515656

analogous

#565153 #565151 #565351

triadic

#565151 #515651 #515156

tetradic

#565151 #535651 #515656 #535156

square

#565151 #535651 #515656 #535156

split-complementary

#565151 #515653 #515356

monochromatic

#171616 #363333 #565151 #766F6F #948D8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#565151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#565151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565151

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565151	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525251

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535251

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#575151

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 81, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.007 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858181',
    500: '#565151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565151;
$custom-light: #858181;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 2.994,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43972,
    "c": 0.00658,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08457
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565151

secondary

#7F8484

accent

#ACAC7C

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEEE

border

#CAC9C9

text

#0B0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #565151

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

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