#5B6059#5B6059

#5B6059 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.013 H 136.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B6059
RGB	rgb(91, 96, 89)
HSL	hsl(103, 4%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(103, 7%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.2%, 0%, 7.3%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.10, -3.43, 3.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.10, 4.77, 135.90°)
OKLab	oklab(48.24% -0.0092 0.0087)
OKLCH	oklch(48.24% 0.013 136.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.3001, 11.3111, 11.0899)
Luminance	0.1131 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B6059 #5E5960

analogous

#5F6059 #5B6059 #59605B

triadic

#5B6059 #595B60 #60595B

tetradic

#5B6059 #595F60 #5E5960 #605B59

square

#5B6059 #595F60 #5E5960 #605B59

split-complementary

#5B6059 #5B5960 #60595F

monochromatic

#1F201E #3D403C #5B6059 #798076 #989E96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#5B6059 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#5B6059 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B6059

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B6059	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B6059	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615F59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605E59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B5F5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b6059;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 96, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.013 136.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#898d87',
    500: '#5b6059',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b6059;
$custom-light: #898d87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b6059",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 102.857,
    "s": 3.784,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48236,
    "c": 0.01265,
    "h": 136.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B6059

secondary

#8C878D

accent

#7BAD9F

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0EF

border

#CBCBCA

text

#0B0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B6059

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

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