#56545B#56545B

#56545B is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.012 H 299.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56545B
RGB	rgb(86, 84, 91)
HSL	hsl(257, 4%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(257, 8%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.5%, 7.7%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.13, 2.33, -3.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.13, 4.44, 301.69°)
OKLab	oklab(45.02% 0.0056 -0.0101)
OKLCH	oklch(45.02% 0.012 299)
XYZ	xyz(8.8961, 9.0744, 11.1784)
Luminance	0.0907 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56545B #595B54

analogous

#54565B #56545B #5A545B

triadic

#56545B #5B5654 #545B56

tetradic

#56545B #5B5456 #595B54 #545B5A

square

#56545B #5B5456 #595B54 #545B5A

split-complementary

#56545B #5B5A54 #565B54

monochromatic

#1A191B #38373B #56545B #74717B #939099

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#56545B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#56545B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56545B

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56545B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56545B	1.00	7.46	2.81	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#53555B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53555B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555556

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56545b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 84, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.012 299.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858489',
    500: '#56545b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56545b;
$custom-light: #858489;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56545b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 4,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45024,
    "c": 0.01152,
    "h": 299
  },
  "luminance": 0.09074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56545B

secondary

#878982

accent

#AD7B9F

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFF0

border

#CACACB

text

#0B0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #56545B

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →