#656261#656261

#656261 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.004 H 39.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656261
RGB	rgb(101, 98, 97)
HSL	hsl(15, 2%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(15, 4%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.79, 0.98, 0.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.79, 1.39, 45.24°)
OKLab	oklab(49.86% 0.0032 0.0026)
OKLCH	oklch(49.86% 0.004 39.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.8919, 12.3652, 13.0672)
Luminance	0.1236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656261 #616465

analogous

#656162 #656261 #656461

triadic

#656261 #616562 #626165

tetradic

#656261 #626561 #616465 #646165

square

#656261 #626561 #616465 #646165

split-complementary

#656261 #616564 #616265

monochromatic

#272525 #464443 #656261 #84807F #A29F9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#656261 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#656261 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656261

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656261	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656261	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636261

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636361

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#666262

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656261;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 98, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.004 39.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#908e8d',
    500: '#656261',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656261;
$custom-light: #908e8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656261",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15,
    "s": 2.02,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49857,
    "c": 0.00413,
    "h": 39.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656261

secondary

#8F9292

accent

#A0AB7D

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0C0C0C

muted

#7D7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #656261

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

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