#565656#565656

#565656 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.000 H 0.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565656
RGB	rgb(86, 86, 86)
HSL	hsl(0, 0%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(0, 0%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.57, 0.00, 0.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.57, 0.00, 26.57°)
OKLab	oklab(45.32% 0 0)
OKLCH	oklch(45.32% 0 0)
XYZ	xyz(8.8450, 9.3059, 10.1325)
Luminance	0.0931 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565656 #565656

analogous

#565656 #565656 #565656

triadic

#565656 #565656 #565656

tetradic

#565656 #565656 #565656 #565656

square

#565656 #565656 #565656 #565656

split-complementary

#565656 #565656 #565656

monochromatic

#191919 #373737 #565656 #757575 #939393

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#565656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#565656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565656

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565656	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565656

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565656

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#565656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 86, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.000 0.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858585',
    500: '#565656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565656;
$custom-light: #858585;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 0,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45316,
    "c": 0,
    "h": 0
  },
  "luminance": 0.09306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565656

secondary

#848484

accent

#A9A97E

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFEF

border

#CACACA

text

#0B0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #565656

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

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