#595656#595656

#595656 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.004 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595656
RGB	rgb(89, 86, 86)
HSL	hsl(0, 2%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(0, 3%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 3.4%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.84, 1.21, 0.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.84, 1.28, 19.59°)
OKLab	oklab(45.6% 0.0037 0.0012)
OKLCH	oklch(45.6% 0.004 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.1271, 9.4514, 10.1458)
Luminance	0.0945 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595656 #565959

analogous

#595658 #595656 #595856

triadic

#595656 #565956 #565659

tetradic

#595656 #585956 #565959 #585659

square

#595656 #585956 #565959 #585659

split-complementary

#595656 #565958 #565859

monochromatic

#1B1A1A #3A3838 #595656 #787474 #979393

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#595656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#595656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595656

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595656	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565656

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575756

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 86, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.004 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878585',
    500: '#595656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595656;
$custom-light: #878585;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 1.714,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45597,
    "c": 0.0039,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09451
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595656

secondary

#848787

accent

#ABAB7D

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFEF

border

#CACACA

text

#0B0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #595656

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

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