#56525C#56525C

#56525C is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.017 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56525C
RGB	rgb(86, 82, 92)
HSL	hsl(264, 6%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(264, 11%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.5%, 10.9%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.57, 3.80, -5.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.57, 6.47, 306.01°)
OKLab	oklab(44.6% 0.0094 -0.014)
OKLCH	oklch(44.6% 0.017 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.7865, 8.7857, 11.3561)
Luminance	0.0879 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56525C #585C52

analogous

#52535C #56525C #5B525C

triadic

#56525C #5C5652 #525C56

tetradic

#56525C #5C5253 #585C52 #525C5B

square

#56525C #5C5253 #585C52 #525C5B

split-complementary

#56525C #5C5B52 #535C52

monochromatic

#1A181B #38353C #56525C #746F7C #938E9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#56525C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#56525C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56525C

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56525C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56525C	1.00	7.62	2.76	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50545C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51545C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555355

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56525c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 82, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.017 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85828a',
    500: '#56525c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56525c;
$custom-light: #85828a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56525c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264,
    "s": 5.747,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44598,
    "c": 0.01687,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56525C

secondary

#868A80

accent

#AF7999

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEF0

border

#CAC9CB

text

#0B0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #56525C

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

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