#585B59#585B59

#585B59 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.005 H 157.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#585B59
RGB	rgb(88, 91, 89)
HSL	hsl(140, 2%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(140, 3%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.3%, 0%, 2.2%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.34, -1.61, 0.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.34, 1.77, 155.46°)
OKLab	oklab(46.78% -0.0045 0.0019)
OKLCH	oklch(46.78% 0.005 157)
XYZ	xyz(9.5684, 10.2781, 10.9290)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#585B59 #5B585A

analogous

#585B58 #585B59 #585B5A

triadic

#585B59 #59585B #5B5958

tetradic

#585B59 #58585B #5B585A #5B5A58

square

#585B59 #58585B #5B585A #5B5A58

split-complementary

#585B59 #5A585B #5B5858

monochromatic

#1C1D1C #3A3C3B #585B59 #767A77 #959896

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#585B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#585B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #585B59

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##585B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##585B59	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5A59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5A59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#585B5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #585b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 91, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.005 157.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878987',
    500: '#585b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #585b59;
$custom-light: #878987;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#585b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 140,
    "s": 1.676,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46782,
    "c": 0.00494,
    "h": 157
  },
  "luminance": 0.10278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#585B59

secondary

#898688

accent

#7D9CAB

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0B0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #585B59

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

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