#616259#616259

#616259 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.014 H 112.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#616259
RGB	rgb(97, 98, 89)
HSL	hsl(67, 5%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(67, 9%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(1%, 0%, 9.2%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.21, -2.21, 4.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.21, 5.46, 113.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.24% -0.0053 0.013)
OKLCH	oklch(49.24% 0.014 112.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.1004, 11.9981, 11.1803)
Luminance	0.1200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#616259 #5A5962

analogous

#625F59 #616259 #5D6259

triadic

#616259 #596162 #625961

tetradic

#616259 #59625F #5A5962 #62595D

square

#616259 #59625F #5A5962 #62595D

split-complementary

#616259 #595D62 #5F5962

monochromatic

#22221F #41423C #616259 #818276 #9EA096

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#616259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#616259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #616259

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##616259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##616259	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646159

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646159

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#62615F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #616259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(97, 98, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.014 112.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d8e87',
    500: '#616259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #616259;
$custom-light: #8d8e87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#616259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 97,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66.667,
    "s": 4.813,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49242,
    "c": 0.01405,
    "h": 112.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#616259

secondary

#88888F

accent

#7AAE80

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0EF

border

#CBCBCA

text

#0C0C0B

muted

#7D7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #616259

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

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