#656161#656161

#656161 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.005 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656161
RGB	rgb(101, 97, 97)
HSL	hsl(0, 2%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(0, 4%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.50, 1.58, 0.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.50, 1.68, 19.62°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% 0.0049 0.0015)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.005 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.7989, 12.1792, 13.0362)
Luminance	0.1218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656161 #616565

analogous

#656163 #656161 #656361

triadic

#656161 #616561 #616165

tetradic

#656161 #636561 #616565 #636165

square

#656161 #636561 #616565 #636165

split-complementary

#656161 #616563 #616365

monochromatic

#272525 #464343 #656161 #847F7F #A29E9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#656161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#656161 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656161

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656161	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626161

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626261

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#666161

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 97, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.005 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#908d8d',
    500: '#656161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656161;
$custom-light: #908d8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 2.02,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49628,
    "c": 0.00509,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656161

secondary

#8F9292

accent

#ABAB7D

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0C0C0C

muted

#7D7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #656161

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

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