#5B6057#5B6057

#5B6057 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.015 H 131.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B6057
RGB	rgb(91, 96, 87)
HSL	hsl(93, 5%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(93, 9%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.2%, 0%, 9.4%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.04, -3.83, 4.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.04, 5.89, 130.61°)
OKLab	oklab(48.17% -0.0101 0.0117)
OKLCH	oklch(48.17% 0.015 131)
XYZ	xyz(10.2173, 11.2780, 10.6536)
Luminance	0.1128 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B6057 #5C5760

analogous

#5F6057 #5B6057 #576057

triadic

#5B6057 #575B60 #60575B

tetradic

#5B6057 #575F60 #5C5760 #605757

square

#5B6057 #575F60 #5C5760 #605757

split-complementary

#5B6057 #575760 #60575F

monochromatic

#1E201D #3D403A #5B6057 #798074 #989E94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#5B6057 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#5B6057 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B6057

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B6057	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B6057	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615F57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605E57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B5F5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b6057;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 96, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.015 131.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#898d86',
    500: '#5b6057',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b6057;
$custom-light: #898d86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b6057",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 93.333,
    "s": 4.918,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48174,
    "c": 0.01544,
    "h": 131
  },
  "luminance": 0.11278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B6057

secondary

#8A858D

accent

#7AAE97

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0EF

border

#CBCBCA

text

#0B0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B6057

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

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