#565659#565659

#565659 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.005 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565659
RGB	rgb(86, 86, 89)
HSL	hsl(240, 2%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(240, 3%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.4%, 3.4%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.66, 0.65, -1.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.66, 1.85, 290.47°)
OKLab	oklab(45.42% 0.0013 -0.0046)
OKLCH	oklch(45.42% 0.005 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.9684, 9.3553, 10.7825)
Luminance	0.0935 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565659 #595956

analogous

#565859 #565659 #585659

triadic

#565659 #595656 #565956

tetradic

#565659 #595658 #595956 #565958

square

#565659 #595658 #595956 #565958

split-complementary

#565659 #595856 #585956

monochromatic

#1A1A1B #38383A #565659 #747478 #939397

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#565659 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#565659 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565659

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565659	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565659	1.00	7.31	2.87	7.31
#FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555659

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555659

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555657

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565659;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 86, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.005 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858587',
    500: '#565659',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565659;
$custom-light: #858587;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565659",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 1.714,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4542,
    "c": 0.00482,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565659

secondary

#878784

accent

#AB7DAB

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFEF

border

#CACACA

text

#0B0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #565659

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

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