#565256#565256

#565256 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.008 H 325.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565256
RGB	rgb(86, 82, 86)
HSL	hsl(300, 2%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(300, 5%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.37, 2.47, -1.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.37, 3.03, 324.68°)
OKLab	oklab(44.38% 0.0068 -0.0046)
OKLCH	oklch(44.38% 0.008 325.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.5345, 8.6849, 10.0290)
Luminance	0.0868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565256 #525652

analogous

#545256 #565256 #565254

triadic

#565256 #565652 #525656

tetradic

#565256 #565452 #525652 #525456

square

#565256 #565452 #525652 #525456

split-complementary

#565256 #545652 #525654

monochromatic

#171617 #373437 #565256 #757075 #948F94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#565256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#565256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565256

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565256	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525356

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535356

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#565253

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 82, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.008 325.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858285',
    500: '#565256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565256;
$custom-light: #858285;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 2.381,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44378,
    "c": 0.00823,
    "h": 325.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565256

secondary

#808480

accent

#AC7C7C

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEEF

border

#CAC9CA

text

#0B0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #565256

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

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