#56595C#56595C

#56595C is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.006 H 248.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56595C
RGB	rgb(86, 89, 92)
HSL	hsl(210, 3%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(210, 7%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.5%, 3.3%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.65, -0.53, -2.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.65, 2.21, 256.18°)
OKLab	oklab(46.23% -0.0023 -0.0057)
OKLCH	oklch(46.23% 0.006 248)
XYZ	xyz(9.3415, 9.8958, 11.5411)
Luminance	0.0990 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56595C #5C5956

analogous

#565C5C #56595C #56565C

triadic

#56595C #5C5659 #595C56

tetradic

#56595C #5C565C #5C5956 #565C56

square

#56595C #5C565C #5C5956 #565C56

split-complementary

#56595C #5C5656 #5C5C56

monochromatic

#1B1C1D #383A3C #56595C #74787C #93969A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#56595C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#56595C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56595C

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56595C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56595C	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58595C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#57585C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555A5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56595c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 89, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.006 248.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85878a',
    500: '#56595c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56595c;
$custom-light: #85878a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56595c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 3.371,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46233,
    "c": 0.00618,
    "h": 248
  },
  "luminance": 0.09896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56595C

secondary

#8A8784

accent

#947BAD

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFF0

border

#CACACB

text

#0B0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #56595C

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

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