#56535C#56535C

#56535C is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.015 H 301.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56535C
RGB	rgb(86, 83, 92)
HSL	hsl(260, 5%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(260, 10%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.5%, 9.8%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.86, 3.18, -4.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.86, 5.75, 303.55°)
OKLab	oklab(44.83% 0.0077 -0.0128)
OKLCH	oklch(44.83% 0.015 301)
XYZ	xyz(8.8624, 8.9377, 11.3814)
Luminance	0.0894 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#56535C #595C53

analogous

#53555C #56535C #5B535C

triadic

#56535C #5C5653 #535C56

tetradic

#56535C #5C5355 #595C53 #535C5B

square

#56535C #5C5355 #595C53 #535C5B

split-complementary

#56535C #5C5B53 #555C53

monochromatic

#1A191C #38363C #56535C #74707C #938F9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#56535C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#56535C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56535C

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56535C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56535C	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51545C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52545C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555456

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56535c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 83, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.015 301.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85838a',
    500: '#56535c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56535c;
$custom-light: #85838a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56535c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 5.143,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44829,
    "c": 0.01496,
    "h": 301
  },
  "luminance": 0.08938
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56535C

secondary

#878A81

accent

#AE7A9D

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFF0

border

#CACACB

text

#0B0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #56535C

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

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