#5B6065#5B6065

#5B6065 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.010 H 248.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B6065
RGB	rgb(91, 96, 101)
HSL	hsl(210, 5%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(210, 10%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.9%, 5%, 0%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, -0.84, -3.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 3.61, 256.61°)
OKLab	oklab(48.64% -0.0038 -0.0094)
OKLCH	oklch(48.64% 0.01 248)
XYZ	xyz(10.8457, 11.5294, 13.9634)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B6065 #65605B

analogous

#5B6565 #5B6065 #5B5B65

triadic

#5B6065 #655B60 #60655B

tetradic

#5B6065 #655B65 #65605B #5B655B

square

#5B6065 #655B65 #65605B #5B655B

split-complementary

#5B6065 #655B5B #65655B

monochromatic

#212325 #3E4145 #5B6065 #787F85 #989DA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#5B6065 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#5B6065 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B6065

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B6065	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B6065	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6065

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5F65

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#596162

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b6065;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 96, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.010 248.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#898d90',
    500: '#5b6065',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b6065;
$custom-light: #898d90;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b6065",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 5.208,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48637,
    "c": 0.01018,
    "h": 248
  },
  "luminance": 0.11529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B6065

secondary

#928E8A

accent

#9479AE

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0B0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B6065

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

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