#565E56#565E56

#565E56 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.016 H 145.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565E56
RGB	rgb(86, 94, 86)
HSL	hsl(120, 4%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(120, 9%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.5%, 0%, 8.5%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.99, -4.84, 3.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.99, 5.99, 143.99°)
OKLab	oklab(47.23% -0.0133 0.0092)
OKLCH	oklch(47.23% 0.016 145.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.5198, 10.6556, 10.3575)
Luminance	0.1066 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565E56 #5E565E

analogous

#5A5E56 #565E56 #565E5A

triadic

#565E56 #56565E #5E5656

tetradic

#565E56 #565A5E #5E565E #5E5A56

square

#565E56 #565A5E #5E565E #5E5A56

split-complementary

#565E56 #5A565E #5E565A

monochromatic

#1C1E1C #393E39 #565E56 #737E73 #939C93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#565E56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#565E56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565E56

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565E56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565E56	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5C56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5B56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555D5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565e56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 94, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.016 145.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858b85',
    500: '#565e56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565e56;
$custom-light: #858b85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565e56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 4.444,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47231,
    "c": 0.01614,
    "h": 145.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565E56

secondary

#8C848C

accent

#7AAEAE

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0B0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #565E56

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

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