#656169#656169

#656169 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.013 H 308.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656169
RGB	rgb(101, 97, 105)
HSL	hsl(270, 4%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(270, 8%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.8%, 7.6%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.75, 3.25, -3.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.75, 5.13, 309.38°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% 0.0083 -0.0106)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.013 308.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.1909, 12.3360, 15.1007)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656169 #656961

analogous

#616169 #656169 #696169

triadic

#656169 #696561 #616965

tetradic

#656169 #696161 #656961 #616969

square

#656169 #696161 #656961 #616969

split-complementary

#656169 #696961 #616961

monochromatic

#282629 #464449 #656169 #847F88 #A29FA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#656169 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#656169 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656169

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656169	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656169	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606269

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616369

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#656264

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656169;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 97, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.013 308.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#908d93',
    500: '#656169',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656169;
$custom-light: #908d93;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656169",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 3.96,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49902,
    "c": 0.01344,
    "h": 308.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656169

secondary

#939690

accent

#AD7B94

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#F0F0F1

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0C0C0D

muted

#7D7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #656169

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

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