#56535E#56535E

#56535E is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.018 H 298.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56535E
RGB	rgb(86, 83, 94)
HSL	hsl(256, 6%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(256, 12%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.5%, 11.7%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.93, 3.64, -5.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.93, 6.97, 301.45°)
OKLab	oklab(44.91% 0.0085 -0.016)
OKLCH	oklch(44.91% 0.018 298.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.9510, 8.9731, 11.8479)
Luminance	0.0897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56535E #5B5E53

analogous

#53565E #56535E #5C535E

triadic

#56535E #5E5653 #535E56

tetradic

#56535E #5E5356 #5B5E53 #535E5C

square

#56535E #5E5356 #5B5E53 #535E5C

split-complementary

#56535E #5E5C53 #565E53

monochromatic

#1B1A1D #38363D #56535E #74707F #938F9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#56535E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#56535E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56535E

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56535E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56535E	1.00	7.51	2.79	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51555F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51545E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555457

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56535e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 83, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.018 298.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85838b',
    500: '#56535e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56535e;
$custom-light: #85838b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56535e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.364,
    "s": 6.215,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44905,
    "c": 0.01811,
    "h": 298.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56535E

secondary

#898C81

accent

#AF78A0

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFF0

border

#CACACB

text

#0B0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #56535E

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

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