#656262#656262

#656262 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.004 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656262
RGB	rgb(101, 98, 98)
HSL	hsl(0, 2%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(0, 3%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.82, 1.18, 0.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.82, 1.25, 19.58°)
OKLab	oklab(49.89% 0.0036 0.0011)
OKLCH	oklch(49.89% 0.004 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.9388, 12.3840, 13.3143)
Luminance	0.1238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656262 #626565

analogous

#656264 #656262 #656462

triadic

#656262 #626562 #626265

tetradic

#656262 #646562 #626565 #646265

square

#656262 #646562 #626565 #646265

split-complementary

#656262 #626564 #626465

monochromatic

#272626 #464444 #656262 #848080 #A29F9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#656262 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#656262 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656262

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656262	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656262	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626262

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636362

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#666262

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656262;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 98, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.004 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#908e8e',
    500: '#656262',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656262;
$custom-light: #908e8e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656262",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 1.508,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4989,
    "c": 0.0038,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656262

secondary

#909393

accent

#ABAB7D

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0C0C0C

muted

#7D7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #656262

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

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