#616656#616656

#616656 is a mid, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.025 H 121.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#616656
RGB	rgb(97, 102, 86)
HSL	hsl(79, 9%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(79, 16%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.9%, 0%, 15.7%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.33, -5.14, 8.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.33, 9.85, 121.44°)
OKLab	oklab(50.1% -0.0133 0.0217)
OKLCH	oklch(50.1% 0.025 121.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.3606, 12.7160, 10.6582)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#616656 #5B5666

analogous

#666356 #616656 #596656

triadic

#616656 #566166 #665661

tetradic

#616656 #566663 #5B5666 #665659

square

#616656 #566663 #5B5666 #665659

split-complementary

#616656 #565966 #635666

monochromatic

#22241E #41453A #616656 #818772 #9EA493

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#616656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#616656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #616656

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##616656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##616656	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686455

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686457

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#626461

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #616656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(97, 102, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.025 121.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e9185',
    500: '#616656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #616656;
$custom-light: #8e9185;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#616656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 97,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 78.75,
    "s": 8.511,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50101,
    "c": 0.02543,
    "h": 121.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#616656

secondary

#898593

accent

#76B289

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0EF

border

#CBCBCA

text

#0C0C0B

muted

#7D7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #616656

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

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