#565D55#565D55

#565D55 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.015 H 141.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565D55
RGB	rgb(86, 93, 85)
HSL	hsl(113, 4%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(113, 9%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.5%, 0%, 8.6%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.66, -4.45, 3.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.66, 5.76, 140.61°)
OKLab	oklab(46.96% -0.0121 0.0095)
OKLCH	oklch(46.96% 0.015 141.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.3915, 10.4629, 10.1173)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565D55 #5C555D

analogous

#5A5D55 #565D55 #555D58

triadic

#565D55 #55565D #5D5556

tetradic

#565D55 #555A5D #5C555D #5D5855

square

#565D55 #555A5D #5C555D #5D5855

split-complementary

#565D55 #58555D #5D555A

monochromatic

#1B1D1B #383D38 #565D55 #747D72 #939B91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#565D55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#565D55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565D55

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565D55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565D55	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5B55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5B55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#565C5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565d55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 93, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.015 141.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858a84',
    500: '#565d55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565d55;
$custom-light: #858a84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565d55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 112.5,
    "s": 4.494,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46958,
    "c": 0.01542,
    "h": 141.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565D55

secondary

#8A838B

accent

#7AAEA7

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0B0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #565D55

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

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