#565951#565951

#565951 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.013 H 123.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565951
RGB	rgb(86, 89, 81)
HSL	hsl(83, 5%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(83, 9%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.4%, 0%, 9%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.33, -2.86, 4.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.33, 5.10, 124.17°)
OKLab	oklab(45.87% -0.0073 0.011)
OKLCH	oklch(45.87% 0.013 123.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.8951, 9.7173, 9.1900)
Luminance	0.0972 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565951 #545159

analogous

#595851 #565951 #525951

triadic

#565951 #515659 #595156

tetradic

#565951 #515958 #545159 #595152

square

#565951 #515958 #545159 #595152

split-complementary

#565951 #515259 #585159

monochromatic

#181917 #373934 #565951 #75796E #93978D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#565951 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#565951 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565951

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565951	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565951	1.00	7.13	2.94	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5851

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5851

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#575857

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565951;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 89, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.013 123.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858781',
    500: '#565951',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565951;
$custom-light: #858781;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565951",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 82.5,
    "s": 4.706,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4587,
    "c": 0.01325,
    "h": 123.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565951

secondary

#827F87

accent

#7AAE8D

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#EFEFEE

border

#CACAC9

text

#0B0B0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #565951

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

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