#656165#656165

#656165 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.008 H 325.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656165
RGB	rgb(101, 97, 101)
HSL	hsl(300, 2%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(300, 4%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.62, 2.40, -1.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.62, 2.95, 324.65°)
OKLab	oklab(49.76% 0.0066 -0.0045)
OKLCH	oklch(49.76% 0.008 325.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.9901, 12.2557, 14.0433)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656165 #616561

analogous

#636165 #656165 #656163

triadic

#656165 #656561 #616565

tetradic

#656165 #656361 #616561 #616365

square

#656165 #656361 #616561 #616365

split-complementary

#656165 #636561 #616563

monochromatic

#272527 #464346 #656165 #847F84 #A29EA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#656165 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#656165 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656165

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656165	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656165	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616265

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626265

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#656162

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656165;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 97, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.008 325.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#908d90',
    500: '#656165',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656165;
$custom-light: #908d90;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656165",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 2.02,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49762,
    "c": 0.00799,
    "h": 325.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656165

secondary

#8F928F

accent

#AB7D7D

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0C0C0C

muted

#7D7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #656165

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

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