#5B5960#5B5960

#5B5960 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.011 H 299.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B5960
RGB	rgb(91, 89, 96)
HSL	hsl(257, 4%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(257, 7%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.2%, 7.3%, 0%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.22, 2.31, -3.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.22, 4.39, 301.67°)
OKLab	oklab(46.83% 0.0055 -0.01)
OKLCH	oklch(46.83% 0.011 299)
XYZ	xyz(9.9977, 10.2134, 12.5087)
Luminance	0.1021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B5960 #5E6059

analogous

#595B60 #5B5960 #5F5960

triadic

#5B5960 #605B59 #59605B

tetradic

#5B5960 #60595B #5E6059 #59605F

square

#5B5960 #60595B #5E6059 #59605F

split-complementary

#5B5960 #605F59 #5B6059

monochromatic

#1F1E20 #3D3C40 #5B5960 #797680 #98969E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#5B5960 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#5B5960 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B5960

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B5960	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B5960	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585A60

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585A60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5A5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b5960;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 89, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.011 299.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89878d',
    500: '#5b5960',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b5960;
$custom-light: #89878d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b5960",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 3.784,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46829,
    "c": 0.01141,
    "h": 299
  },
  "luminance": 0.10213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B5960

secondary

#8C8D87

accent

#AD7B9F

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0EFF0

border

#CBCACB

text

#0B0B0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B5960

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

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