#656272#656272

#656272 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.025 H 294.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656272
RGB	rgb(101, 98, 114)
HSL	hsl(251, 8%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(251, 14%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.4%, 14%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.33, 4.66, -8.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.33, 9.76, 298.51°)
OKLab	oklab(50.46% 0.0103 -0.0231)
OKLCH	oklch(50.46% 0.025 294.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.7712, 12.7169, 17.6981)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656272 #6F7262

analogous

#626772 #656272 #6D6272

triadic

#656272 #726562 #627265

tetradic

#656272 #726267 #6F7262 #62726D

square

#656272 #726267 #6F7262 #62726D

split-complementary

#656272 #726D62 #677262

monochromatic

#2B2930 #484651 #656272 #838092 #A3A1AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#656272 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#656272 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656272

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656272	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656272	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6473

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6472

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#636467

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656272;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 98, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.025 294.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#918e9a',
    500: '#656272',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656272;
$custom-light: #918e9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656272",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.25,
    "s": 7.547,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50461,
    "c": 0.02535,
    "h": 294.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656272

secondary

#9B9D92

accent

#B177A6

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#F0F0F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0C0C0E

muted

#7D7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #656272

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

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