#656268#656268

#656268 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.010 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656268
RGB	rgb(101, 98, 104)
HSL	hsl(270, 3%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(270, 6%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.9%, 5.8%, 0%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.00, 2.43, -2.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.00, 3.84, 309.30°)
OKLab	oklab(50.09% 0.0062 -0.0079)
OKLCH	oklch(50.09% 0.01 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.2328, 12.5016, 14.8626)
Luminance	0.1250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656268 #656862

analogous

#626268 #656268 #686268

triadic

#656268 #686562 #626865

tetradic

#656268 #686262 #656862 #626868

square

#656268 #686262 #656862 #626868

split-complementary

#656268 #686862 #626862

monochromatic

#282729 #464448 #656268 #848087 #A29FA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#656268 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#656268 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656268

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656268	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656268	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616368

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626368

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#656364

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656268;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 98, 104);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.010 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#908e93',
    500: '#656268',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656268;
$custom-light: #908e93;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656268",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 104
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 2.97,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50093,
    "c": 0.01007,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656268

secondary

#939591

accent

#AC7C94

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#F0F0F1

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0C0C0D

muted

#7D7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #656268

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

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