#56545D#56545D

#56545D is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.015 H 296.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56545D
RGB	rgb(86, 84, 93)
HSL	hsl(253, 5%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(253, 10%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.5%, 9.7%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.19, 2.78, -4.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.19, 5.66, 299.46°)
OKLab	oklab(45.1% 0.0064 -0.0132)
OKLCH	oklch(45.1% 0.015 296)
XYZ	xyz(8.9835, 9.1094, 11.6388)
Luminance	0.0911 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56545D #5B5D54

analogous

#54575D #56545D #5B545D

triadic

#56545D #5D5654 #545D56

tetradic

#56545D #5D5457 #5B5D54 #545D5B

square

#56545D #5D5457 #5B5D54 #545D5B

split-complementary

#56545D #5D5B54 #575D54

monochromatic

#1B1A1D #38373D #56545D #74717D #93909B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#56545D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#56545D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56545D

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56545D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56545D	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52555D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53555D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555557

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56545d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 84, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.015 296.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85848a',
    500: '#56545d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56545d;
$custom-light: #85848a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56545d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.333,
    "s": 5.085,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45098,
    "c": 0.0147,
    "h": 296
  },
  "luminance": 0.09109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56545D

secondary

#898B82

accent

#AE7AA3

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFF0

border

#CACACB

text

#0B0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #56545D

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

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