#565E52#565E52

#565E52 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.021 H 135.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565E52
RGB	rgb(86, 94, 82)
HSL	hsl(100, 7%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(100, 13%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.5%, 0%, 12.8%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.89, -5.66, 5.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.89, 8.12, 134.16°)
OKLab	oklab(47.11% -0.0152 0.0151)
OKLCH	oklch(47.11% 0.021 135.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.3632, 10.5930, 9.5324)
Luminance	0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565E52 #5A525E

analogous

#5C5E52 #565E52 #525E54

triadic

#565E52 #52565E #5E5256

tetradic

#565E52 #525C5E #5A525E #5E5452

square

#565E52 #525C5E #5A525E #5E5452

split-complementary

#565E52 #54525E #5E525C

monochromatic

#1A1D19 #383D35 #565E52 #747F6F #939C8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#565E52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#565E52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565E52

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565E52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565E52	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5C51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5B53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#565D5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565e52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 94, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.021 135.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858b82',
    500: '#565e52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565e52;
$custom-light: #858b82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565e52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 100,
    "s": 6.818,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4711,
    "c": 0.02142,
    "h": 135.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565E52

secondary

#88808C

accent

#78B09D

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#EFF0EE

border

#CACBC9

text

#0B0C0A

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #565E52

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

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