#595657#595657

#595657 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.004 H 354.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595657
RGB	rgb(89, 86, 87)
HSL	hsl(340, 2%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(340, 3%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 2.2%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.87, 1.42, -0.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.87, 1.43, 353.98°)
OKLab	oklab(45.63% 0.0042 -0.0004)
OKLCH	oklch(45.63% 0.004 354.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.1677, 9.4676, 10.3594)
Luminance	0.0947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595657 #565958

analogous

#595659 #595657 #595756

triadic

#595657 #575956 #565759

tetradic

#595657 #595956 #565958 #575659

square

#595657 #595956 #565958 #575659

split-complementary

#595657 #565957 #565959

monochromatic

#1B1A1A #3A3839 #595657 #787475 #979394

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#595657 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#595657 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595657

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595657	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595657	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565657

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575757

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595657;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 86, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.004 354.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878586',
    500: '#595657',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595657;
$custom-light: #878586;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595657",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 340,
    "s": 1.714,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45631,
    "c": 0.00419,
    "h": 354.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595657

secondary

#848786

accent

#AB9C7D

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFEF

border

#CACACA

text

#0B0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #595657

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

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