#656263#656263

#656263 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.004 H 354.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656263
RGB	rgb(101, 98, 99)
HSL	hsl(340, 2%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(340, 3%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3%, 2%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.85, 1.39, -0.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.85, 1.39, 353.95°)
OKLab	oklab(49.92% 0.0041 -0.0004)
OKLCH	oklch(49.92% 0.004 354.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.9863, 12.4030, 13.5645)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656263 #626564

analogous

#656265 #656263 #656362

triadic

#656263 #636562 #626365

tetradic

#656263 #656562 #626564 #636265

square

#656263 #656562 #626564 #636265

split-complementary

#656263 #626563 #626565

monochromatic

#272626 #464445 #656263 #848081 #A29FA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#656263 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#656263 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656263

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656263	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656263	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626263

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636363

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#666262

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656263;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 98, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.004 354.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#908e8f',
    500: '#656263',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656263;
$custom-light: #908e8f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656263",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 340,
    "s": 1.508,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49923,
    "c": 0.00409,
    "h": 354.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656263

secondary

#909392

accent

#AB9C7D

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0C0C0C

muted

#7D7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #656263

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

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