#575151#575151

#575151 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.008 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#575151
RGB	rgb(87, 81, 81)
HSL	hsl(0, 4%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(0, 7%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 6.9%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.01, 2.46, 0.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.01, 2.61, 19.80°)
OKLab	oklab(44.07% 0.0076 0.0024)
OKLCH	oklch(44.07% 0.008 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.3579, 8.5053, 8.9844)
Luminance	0.0851 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#575151 #515757

analogous

#575154 #575151 #575451

triadic

#575151 #515751 #515157

tetradic

#575151 #545751 #515757 #545157

square

#575151 #545751 #515757 #545157

split-complementary

#575151 #515754 #515457

monochromatic

#181616 #373333 #575151 #776F6F #958D8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#575151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#575151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #575151

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##575151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##575151	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525251

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535351

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#585151

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #575151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(87, 81, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.008 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868181',
    500: '#575151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #575151;
$custom-light: #868181;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#575151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 87,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 3.571,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4407,
    "c": 0.00791,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#575151

secondary

#7F8585

accent

#ADAD7B

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEEE

border

#CAC9C9

text

#0B0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #575151

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

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