#565356#565356

#565356 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.006 H 325.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565356
RGB	rgb(86, 83, 86)
HSL	hsl(300, 2%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(300, 3%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.67, 1.85, -1.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.67, 2.27, 324.62°)
OKLab	oklab(44.61% 0.0051 -0.0035)
OKLCH	oklch(44.61% 0.006 325.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.6105, 8.8369, 10.0544)
Luminance	0.0884 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565356 #535653

analogous

#545356 #565356 #565354

triadic

#565356 #565653 #535656

tetradic

#565356 #565453 #535653 #535456

square

#565356 #565453 #535653 #535456

split-complementary

#565356 #545653 #535654

monochromatic

#181718 #373537 #565356 #757175 #949094

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.59

#565356 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#565356 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565356

7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565356	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565356	1.00	7.59	2.77	7.59
#FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535456

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535456

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#565354

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565356;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 83, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.006 325.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858385',
    500: '#565356',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565356;
$custom-light: #858385;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565356",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 1.775,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44611,
    "c": 0.00616,
    "h": 325.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08837
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565356

secondary

#818481

accent

#AB7D7D

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFEF

border

#CACACA

text

#0B0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #565356

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

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