#595255#595255

#595255 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.010 H 349.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595255
RGB	rgb(89, 82, 85)
HSL	hsl(334, 4%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(334, 8%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 4.5%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.62, 3.48, -0.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.62, 3.55, 348.33°)
OKLab	oklab(44.64% 0.0101 -0.0018)
OKLCH	oklch(44.64% 0.01 349.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.7766, 8.8144, 9.8316)
Luminance	0.0881 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595255 #525956

analogous

#595258 #595255 #595252

triadic

#595255 #555952 #525559

tetradic

#595255 #585952 #525956 #525259

square

#595255 #585952 #525956 #525259

split-complementary

#595255 #525952 #525859

monochromatic

#191718 #393537 #595255 #796F73 #978E92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#595255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#595255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595255

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595255	1.00	7.60	2.76	7.60
#FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525355

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545455

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5253

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 82, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.010 349.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878284',
    500: '#595255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595255;
$custom-light: #878284;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 334.286,
    "s": 4.094,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44635,
    "c": 0.01031,
    "h": 349.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595255

secondary

#808784

accent

#AD987B

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEEF

border

#CAC9CA

text

#0B0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #595255

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

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