#56565A#56565A

#56565A is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.006 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56565A
RGB	rgb(86, 86, 90)
HSL	hsl(240, 2%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(240, 4%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.4%, 4.4%, 0%, 64.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.69, 0.87, -2.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.69, 2.47, 290.58°)
OKLab	oklab(45.46% 0.0018 -0.0062)
OKLCH	oklch(45.46% 0.006 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.0107, 9.3722, 11.0052)
Luminance	0.0937 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56565A #5A5A56

analogous

#56585A #56565A #58565A

triadic

#56565A #5A5656 #565A56

tetradic

#56565A #5A5658 #5A5A56 #565A58

square

#56565A #5A5658 #5A5A56 #565A58

split-complementary

#56565A #5A5856 #585A56

monochromatic

#1A1A1B #38383B #56565A #747479 #939398

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#56565A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#56565A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56565A

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56565A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56565A	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)

#55565A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#55565A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555757

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56565a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 86, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.006 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858588',
    500: '#56565a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56565a;
$custom-light: #858588;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56565a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 2.273,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45455,
    "c": 0.00642,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56565A

secondary

#888884

accent

#AC7CAC

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFEF

border

#CACACA

text

#0B0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #56565A

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

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