#595757#595757

#595757 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.003 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595757
RGB	rgb(89, 87, 87)
HSL	hsl(0, 1%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(0, 2%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 2.2%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.17, 0.80, 0.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.17, 0.85, 19.53°)
OKLab	oklab(45.86% 0.0025 0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(45.86% 0.003 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.2481, 9.6284, 10.3862)
Luminance	0.0963 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595757 #575959

analogous

#595758 #595757 #595857

triadic

#595757 #575957 #575759

tetradic

#595757 #585957 #575959 #585759

square

#595757 #585957 #575959 #585759

split-complementary

#595757 #575958 #575859

monochromatic

#1B1A1A #3A3939 #595757 #787575 #969494

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#595757 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#595757 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595757

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595757	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595757	1.00	7.18	2.93	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575757

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585857

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5757

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595757;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 87, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.003 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878686',
    500: '#595757',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595757;
$custom-light: #878686;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595757",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 1.136,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45864,
    "c": 0.00259,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09628
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595757

secondary

#858787

accent

#AAAA7D

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFEF

border

#CACACA

text

#0B0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #595757

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

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