#565756#565756

#565756 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.002 H 145.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565756
RGB	rgb(86, 87, 86)
HSL	hsl(120, 1%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(120, 1%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 1.1%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.87, -0.61, 0.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.87, 0.75, 144.37°)
OKLab	oklab(45.55% -0.0017 0.0012)
OKLCH	oklch(45.55% 0.002 145.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.9254, 9.4667, 10.1593)
Luminance	0.0947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565756 #575657

analogous

#575756 #565756 #565757

triadic

#565756 #565657 #575656

tetradic

#565756 #565757 #575657 #575756

square

#565756 #565757 #575657 #575756

split-complementary

#565756 #575657 #575657

monochromatic

#191919 #383838 #565756 #747674 #939493

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#565756 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#565756 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565756

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565756	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565756	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575756

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575756

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#565757

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565756;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 87, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.002 145.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858685',
    500: '#565756',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565756;
$custom-light: #858685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565756",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 0.578,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45553,
    "c": 0.00204,
    "h": 145.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565756

secondary

#858485

accent

#7EAAAA

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFEF

border

#CACACA

text

#0B0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #565756

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

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