#5B6068#5B6068

#5B6068 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.014 H 259.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B6068
RGB	rgb(91, 96, 104)
HSL	hsl(217, 7%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(217, 13%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.5%, 7.7%, 0%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.56, -0.15, -5.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.56, 5.21, 268.39°)
OKLab	oklab(48.75% -0.0025 -0.014)
OKLCH	oklch(48.75% 0.014 259.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.9954, 11.5892, 14.7517)
Luminance	0.1159 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B6068 #68635B

analogous

#5B6668 #5B6068 #5C5B68

triadic

#5B6068 #685B60 #60685B

tetradic

#5B6068 #685B66 #68635B #5B685C

square

#5B6068 #685B66 #68635B #5B685C

split-complementary

#5B6068 #685C5B #66685B

monochromatic

#222427 #3E4247 #5B6068 #787E89 #989DA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#5B6068 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#5B6068 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B6068

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B6068	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B6068	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6068

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5F68

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#586262

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b6068;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 96, 104);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.014 259.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#898d93',
    500: '#5b6068',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b6068;
$custom-light: #898d93;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b6068",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 104
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.923,
    "s": 6.667,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48746,
    "c": 0.01425,
    "h": 259.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B6068

secondary

#95918A

accent

#9A78B0

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#F0F0F1

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0B0C0D

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B6068

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

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