#565859#565859

#565859 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.003 H 228.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565859
RGB	rgb(86, 88, 89)
HSL	hsl(200, 2%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(200, 3%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.4%, 1.1%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.26, -0.58, -0.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.26, 1.03, 235.95°)
OKLab	oklab(45.89% -0.002 -0.0023)
OKLCH	oklch(45.89% 0.003 228.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.1303, 9.6791, 10.8365)
Luminance	0.0968 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565859 #595756

analogous

#565959 #565859 #565759

triadic

#565859 #595658 #585956

tetradic

#565859 #595659 #595756 #575956

square

#565859 #595659 #595756 #575956

split-complementary

#565859 #595657 #595956

monochromatic

#1A1A1B #38393A #565859 #747778 #939597

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#565859 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#565859 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565859

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565859	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565859	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575859

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575759

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555858

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565859;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 88, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.003 228.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858787',
    500: '#565859',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565859;
$custom-light: #858787;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565859",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 1.714,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45892,
    "c": 0.00304,
    "h": 228.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565859

secondary

#878584

accent

#8C7DAB

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFEF

border

#CACACA

text

#0B0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #565859

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

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