#656266#656266

#656266 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.007 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656266
RGB	rgb(101, 98, 102)
HSL	hsl(285, 2%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(285, 4%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(1%, 3.9%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.94, 2.01, -1.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.94, 2.73, 317.45°)
OKLab	oklab(50.02% 0.0054 -0.0049)
OKLCH	oklch(50.02% 0.007 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.1324, 12.4614, 14.3339)
Luminance	0.1246 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656266 #636662

analogous

#636266 #656266 #666265

triadic

#656266 #666562 #626665

tetradic

#656266 #666362 #636662 #626566

square

#656266 #666362 #636662 #626566

split-complementary

#656266 #656662 #626663

monochromatic

#272628 #464447 #656266 #848085 #A29FA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#656266 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#656266 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656266

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656266	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656266	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626366

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626366

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#656263

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656266;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 98, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.007 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#908e91',
    500: '#656266',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656266;
$custom-light: #908e91;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656266",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 2,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50024,
    "c": 0.00727,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12461
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656266

secondary

#919390

accent

#AB7D88

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0C0C0C

muted

#7D7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #656266

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

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