#59535E#59535E

#59535E is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.019 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59535E
RGB	rgb(89, 83, 94)
HSL	hsl(273, 6%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(273, 12%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.3%, 11.7%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.21, 4.80, -5.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.21, 7.30, 311.11°)
OKLab	oklab(45.19% 0.0123 -0.0147)
OKLCH	oklch(45.19% 0.019 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.2331, 9.1185, 11.8611)
Luminance	0.0912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59535E #585E53

analogous

#53535E #59535E #5E535E

triadic

#59535E #5E5953 #535E59

tetradic

#59535E #5E5353 #585E53 #535E5E

square

#59535E #5E5353 #585E53 #535E5E

split-complementary

#59535E #5E5E53 #535E53

monochromatic

#1B1A1D #3A363D #59535E #78707F #968F9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#59535E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#59535E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #59535E

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59535E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##59535E	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52555F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53555E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#595457

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59535e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 83, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.019 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87838b',
    500: '#59535e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59535e;
$custom-light: #87838b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59535e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.727,
    "s": 6.215,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45191,
    "c": 0.01918,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59535E

secondary

#868C81

accent

#AF7891

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFF0

border

#CACACB

text

#0B0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #59535E

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

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