#605E5E#605E5E

#605E5E is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.003 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#605E5E
RGB	rgb(96, 94, 94)
HSL	hsl(0, 1%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(0, 2%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 2.1%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.08, 0.79, 0.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.08, 0.84, 19.53°)
OKLab	oklab(48.38% 0.0024 0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(48.38% 0.003 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.8466, 11.3004, 12.1973)
Luminance	0.1130 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#605E5E #5E6060

analogous

#605E5F #605E5E #605F5E

triadic

#605E5E #5E605E #5E5E60

tetradic

#605E5E #5F605E #5E6060 #5F5E60

square

#605E5E #5F605E #5E6060 #5F5E60

split-complementary

#605E5E #5E605F #5E5F60

monochromatic

#222121 #414040 #605E5E #7F7C7C #9D9B9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#605E5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#605E5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #605E5E

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##605E5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##605E5E	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)

#5E5E5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5F5E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#615E5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #605e5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(96, 94, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.003 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d8b8b',
    500: '#605e5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #605e5e;
$custom-light: #8d8b8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#605e5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 96,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 1.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48376,
    "c": 0.00256,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#605E5E

secondary

#8C8E8E

accent

#AAAA7D

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0C0C0C

muted

#7D7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #605E5E

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

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