#565E5E#565E5E

#565E5E is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.010 H 196.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565E5E
RGB	rgb(86, 94, 94)
HSL	hsl(180, 4%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(180, 9%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.5%, 0%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.23, -3.11, -1.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.23, 3.29, 198.97°)
OKLab	oklab(47.49% -0.0096 -0.0029)
OKLCH	oklch(47.49% 0.01 196.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.8604, 10.7919, 12.1510)
Luminance	0.1079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565E5E #5E5656

analogous

#565E5A #565E5E #565A5E

triadic

#565E5E #5E565E #5E5E56

tetradic

#565E5E #5A565E #5E5656 #5A5E56

square

#565E5E #5A565E #5E5656 #5A5E56

split-complementary

#565E5E #5E565A #5E5A56

monochromatic

#1C1E1E #393E3E #565E5E #737E7E #939C9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#565E5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#565E5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565E5E

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565E5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565E5E	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5D5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5C5E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545F5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565e5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 94, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.010 196.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858b8b',
    500: '#565e5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565e5e;
$custom-light: #858b8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565e5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 4.444,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47492,
    "c": 0.01002,
    "h": 196.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565E5E

secondary

#8C8484

accent

#7A7AAE

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #565E5E

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

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