#565253#565253

#565253 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.005 H 0.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565253
RGB	rgb(86, 82, 83)
HSL	hsl(345, 2%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(345, 5%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 3.5%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.28, 1.84, -0.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.28, 1.84, 359.91°)
OKLab	oklab(44.27% 0.0055 0)
OKLCH	oklch(44.27% 0.005 0.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.4162, 8.6376, 9.4058)
Luminance	0.0864 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565253 #525655

analogous

#565255 #565253 #565352

triadic

#565253 #535652 #525356

tetradic

#565253 #555652 #525655 #535256

square

#565253 #555652 #525655 #535256

split-complementary

#565253 #525653 #525556

monochromatic

#171617 #373435 #565253 #757071 #948F90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.70

#565253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#565253 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565253

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565253	1.00	7.70	2.73	7.70
#FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525353

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535353

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#575252

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 82, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.005 0.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858283',
    500: '#565253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565253;
$custom-light: #858283;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345,
    "s": 2.381,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44274,
    "c": 0.00546,
    "h": 0.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08638
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565253

secondary

#808483

accent

#ACA07C

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEEF

border

#CAC9CA

text

#0B0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #565253

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

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