#656265#656265

#656265 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.006 H 325.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656265
RGB	rgb(101, 98, 101)
HSL	hsl(300, 2%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(300, 3%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.91, 1.80, -1.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.91, 2.21, 324.60°)
OKLab	oklab(49.99% 0.0049 -0.0034)
OKLCH	oklch(49.99% 0.006 325.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.0831, 12.4417, 14.0743)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656265 #626562

analogous

#646265 #656265 #656264

triadic

#656265 #656562 #626565

tetradic

#656265 #656462 #626562 #626465

square

#656265 #656462 #626562 #626465

split-complementary

#656265 #646562 #626564

monochromatic

#272627 #464446 #656265 #848084 #A29FA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#656265 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#656265 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656265

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656265	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656265	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626365

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626365

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#656263

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656265;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 98, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.006 325.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#908e90',
    500: '#656265',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656265;
$custom-light: #908e90;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656265",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 1.508,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4999,
    "c": 0.00599,
    "h": 325.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656265

secondary

#909390

accent

#AB7D7D

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0C0C0C

muted

#7D7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #656265

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

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