#56535F#56535F

#56535F is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.020 H 297.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56535F
RGB	rgb(86, 83, 95)
HSL	hsl(255, 7%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(255, 13%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.5%, 12.6%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.97, 3.87, -6.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.97, 7.58, 300.69°)
OKLab	oklab(44.94% 0.009 -0.0175)
OKLCH	oklch(44.94% 0.02 297)
XYZ	xyz(8.9962, 8.9911, 12.0858)
Luminance	0.0899 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#56535F #5C5F53

analogous

#53565F #56535F #5C535F

triadic

#56535F #5F5653 #535F56

tetradic

#56535F #5F5356 #5C5F53 #535F5C

square

#56535F #5F5356 #5C5F53 #535F5C

split-complementary

#56535F #5F5C53 #565F53

monochromatic

#1B1A1E #38363E #56535F #747080 #938F9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#56535F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#56535F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56535F

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56535F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56535F	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515560

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51545F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545557

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56535f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 83, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.020 297.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56535f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 6.742,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44944,
    "c": 0.01969,
    "h": 297
  },
  "luminance": 0.08991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56535F

secondary

#8A8D81

accent

#B078A2

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFF0

border

#CACACB

text

#0B0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #56535F

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

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