#565259#565259

#565259 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.012 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565259
RGB	rgb(86, 82, 89)
HSL	hsl(274, 4%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(274, 8%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.4%, 7.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.47, 3.13, -3.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.47, 4.69, 311.83°)
OKLab	oklab(44.49% 0.0081 -0.0093)
OKLCH	oklch(44.49% 0.012 311)
XYZ	xyz(8.6579, 8.7343, 10.6790)
Luminance	0.0873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565259 #555952

analogous

#525259 #565259 #595258

triadic

#565259 #595652 #525956

tetradic

#565259 #595252 #555952 #525859

square

#565259 #595252 #555952 #525859

split-complementary

#565259 #585952 #525952

monochromatic

#181719 #373539 #565259 #756F79 #938E97

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#565259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#565259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565259

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565259	1.00	7.65	2.75	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515359

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525359

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#565354

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 82, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.012 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858287',
    500: '#565259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565259;
$custom-light: #858287;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.286,
    "s": 4.094,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44486,
    "c": 0.01235,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.08734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565259

secondary

#838780

accent

#AD7B90

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEEF

border

#CAC9CA

text

#0B0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #565259

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

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