#565B59#565B59

#565B59 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.007 H 170.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565B59
RGB	rgb(86, 91, 89)
HSL	hsl(156, 3%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(156, 5%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.5%, 0%, 2.2%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.17, -2.40, 0.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.17, 2.45, 168.97°)
OKLab	oklab(46.61% -0.007 0.0012)
OKLCH	oklch(46.61% 0.007 170.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.3817, 10.1818, 10.9203)
Luminance	0.1018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565B59 #5B5658

analogous

#565B57 #565B59 #565B5B

triadic

#565B59 #59565B #5B5956

tetradic

#565B59 #57565B #5B5658 #5B5B56

square

#565B59 #57565B #5B5658 #5B5B56

split-complementary

#565B59 #5B565B #5B5756

monochromatic

#1B1C1B #383C3A #565B59 #747A78 #939996

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#565B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#565B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565B59

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565B59	1.00	6.92	3.04	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5A59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5A59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555B5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 91, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.007 170.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858987',
    500: '#565b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565b59;
$custom-light: #858987;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 156,
    "s": 2.825,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46606,
    "c": 0.00707,
    "h": 170.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565B59

secondary

#898486

accent

#7C8FAC

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0B0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #565B59

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

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