#565657#565657

#565657 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.002 H 286.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565657
RGB	rgb(86, 86, 87)
HSL	hsl(240, 1%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(240, 1%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.1%, 1.1%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.60, 0.21, -0.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.60, 0.62, 290.26°)
OKLab	oklab(45.35% 0.0005 -0.0015)
OKLCH	oklch(45.35% 0.002 286.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.8855, 9.3221, 10.3462)
Luminance	0.0932 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565657 #575756

analogous

#565757 #565657 #575657

triadic

#565657 #575656 #565756

tetradic

#565657 #575657 #575756 #565757

square

#565657 #575657 #575756 #565757

split-complementary

#565657 #575756 #575756

monochromatic

#191919 #383838 #565657 #747476 #939394

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.33

#565657 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#565657 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565657

7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565657	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565657	1.00	7.33	2.86	7.33
#FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565657

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565657

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#565656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565657;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 86, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.002 286.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858586',
    500: '#565657',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565657;
$custom-light: #858586;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565657",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 0.578,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4535,
    "c": 0.0016,
    "h": 286.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565657

secondary

#858584

accent

#AA7EAA

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFEF

border

#CACACA

text

#0B0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #565657

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

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