#5B6056#5B6056

#5B6056 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.017 H 128.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B6056
RGB	rgb(91, 96, 86)
HSL	hsl(90, 5%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(90, 10%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.2%, 0%, 10.4%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.02, -4.03, 5.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.02, 6.46, 128.64°)
OKLab	oklab(48.14% -0.0106 0.0131)
OKLCH	oklch(48.14% 0.017 128.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.1767, 11.2617, 10.4399)
Luminance	0.1126 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B6056 #5B5660

analogous

#606056 #5B6056 #566056

triadic

#5B6056 #565B60 #60565B

tetradic

#5B6056 #566060 #5B5660 #605656

square

#5B6056 #566060 #5B5660 #605656

split-complementary

#5B6056 #565660 #605660

monochromatic

#1E1F1C #3C4039 #5B6056 #7A8073 #989E93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#5B6056 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#5B6056 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B6056

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B6056	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B6056	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615F55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605E56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B5F5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b6056;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 96, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.017 128.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#898d85',
    500: '#5b6056',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b6056;
$custom-light: #898d85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b6056",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 90,
    "s": 5.495,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48144,
    "c": 0.01688,
    "h": 128.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B6056

secondary

#89848D

accent

#79AF94

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0EF

border

#CBCBCA

text

#0B0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B6056

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

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