#56595A#56595A

#56595A is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.004 H 219.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56595A
RGB	rgb(86, 89, 90)
HSL	hsl(195, 2%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(195, 4%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.4%, 1.1%, 0%, 64.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.59, -0.97, -0.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.59, 1.39, 225.61°)
OKLab	oklab(46.16% -0.0032 -0.0027)
OKLCH	oklch(46.16% 0.004 219.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.2552, 9.8613, 11.0867)
Luminance	0.0986 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56595A #5A5756

analogous

#565A59 #56595A #56575A

triadic

#56595A #5A5659 #595A56

tetradic

#56595A #59565A #5A5756 #575A56

square

#56595A #59565A #5A5756 #575A56

split-complementary

#56595A #5A5657 #5A5956

monochromatic

#1A1B1B #383A3B #56595A #747879 #939698

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#56595A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#56595A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56595A

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56595A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56595A	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58595A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#58585A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555959

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56595a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 89, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.004 219.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858788',
    500: '#56595a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56595a;
$custom-light: #858788;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56595a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 2.273,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46163,
    "c": 0.00417,
    "h": 219.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56595A

secondary

#888584

accent

#887CAC

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFEF

border

#CACACA

text

#0B0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #56595A

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

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