#56535B#56535B

#56535B is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.013 H 302.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56535B
RGB	rgb(86, 83, 91)
HSL	hsl(263, 5%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(263, 9%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.5%, 8.8%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.83, 2.95, -4.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.83, 5.15, 305.01°)
OKLab	oklab(44.79% 0.0073 -0.0113)
OKLCH	oklch(44.79% 0.013 302.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.8190, 8.9203, 11.1527)
Luminance	0.0892 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56535B #585B53

analogous

#53545B #56535B #5A535B

triadic

#56535B #5B5653 #535B56

tetradic

#56535B #5B5354 #585B53 #535B5A

square

#56535B #5B5354 #585B53 #535B5A

split-complementary

#56535B #5B5A53 #545B53

monochromatic

#1A191B #38363B #56535B #74707B #938F99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#56535B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#56535B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56535B

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56535B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56535B	1.00	7.54	2.78	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52545B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52545B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555456

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56535b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 83, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.013 302.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858389',
    500: '#56535b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56535b;
$custom-light: #858389;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56535b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.5,
    "s": 4.598,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44792,
    "c": 0.01341,
    "h": 302.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56535B

secondary

#868981

accent

#AE7A9A

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFF0

border

#CACACB

text

#0B0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #56535B

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

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