#565A5A

Accessibility

6.99:1

Vs white / black

6.99:1 · 3.01:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#565a5a

RGB

rgb(86, 90, 90)

RGBA

rgba(86, 90, 90, 1)

HSL

hsl(180, 2%, 35%)

HSLA

hsla(180, 2%, 35%, 1)

HSV

hsv(180, 4%, 35%)

LAB

lab(37.89% -1.58 -0.55)

LCH

lch(37.89% 1.67 199.19)

OKLAB

oklab(0.464 -0.0049 -0.0015)

OKLCH

oklch(0.464 0.0051 197.02)

XYZ

xyz(9.34, 10.03, 11.11)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 65%)

CSS

color: #565a5a;

CSS variable

--color-565a5a: #565a5a;

SCSS

$color-565a5a: #565a5a;

JavaScript

const color = "#565a5a";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#565a5a";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#565a5a" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#565a5a", "rgb": { "r": 86, "g": 90, "b": 90 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.464 0.0051 197.02)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#565a5a-1: #565a5a;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-600

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.42 · #525252

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 6.27 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-700

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.66 · #616161

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 10.94 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e7fafa 100d9ecec 200c6d9d9 300b0c2c2 40094a6a6 500798a8a 600637474 7004d5d5d 800374747 900233232 9500f1e1e

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f1f1f1 e3e4e4 d5d6d6 c7c8c8 b9baba abadad 9c9f9f 8e9191 808383 727676 646868 565a5a 4f5353 484b4b 414444 393c3c 323434 2b2d2d 242626 1d1e1e 161717 0e0f0f 070808

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f1f1f1 e3e4e4 d5d6d6 c7c8c8 b9baba abadad 9c9f9f 8e9191 808383 727676 646868

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

4f5353 484b4b 414444 393c3c 323434 2b2d2d 242626 1d1e1e 161717 0e0f0f 070808

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

5a5d5d 5d6060 616464 646767 686a6a 6b6d6d 6f7070 727373 767777 797a7a 7d7d7d

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#565A5AStop 1 #5B5757Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#575B59Stop 1 #565A5AStop 2 #57595BStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#565A5AStop 1 #5B575BStop 2 #5B5B57Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#565A5AStop 1 #5B5759Stop 2 #5B5957Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#323434Stop 1 #575B5BStop 2 #7D8282Stop 3 #A4A8A8Stop 4 #CBCDCDStop 5

Using this color

Where #565a5a works

#565A5A (#565a5a) sits in the grey family at about 180° hue, 2% saturation, and 35% lightness. Contrast is 6.99:1 on white and 3.01:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-600 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #565a5a is 3.01:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind neutral 600#525252 Material Grey 700#616161 Fluent Gray#605E5C Web Safe #666666#666666 Tailwind stone 600#57534E DimGray#696969 Tailwind zinc 600#52525B Material Blue Grey 700#455A64 Tailwind gray 600#4B5563 American River#636E72 Material Grey 800#424242 Tailwind neutral 700#404040