#656363#656363

#656363 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.003 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656363
RGB	rgb(101, 99, 99)
HSL	hsl(0, 1%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(0, 2%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.14, 0.79, 0.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.14, 0.83, 19.52°)
OKLab	oklab(50.15% 0.0024 0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(50.15% 0.003 17.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.0805, 12.5913, 13.5959)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656363 #636565

analogous

#656364 #656363 #656463

triadic

#656363 #636563 #636365

tetradic

#656363 #646563 #636565 #646365

square

#656363 #646563 #636565 #646365

split-complementary

#656363 #636564 #636465

monochromatic

#272626 #464545 #656363 #848181 #A2A0A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#656363 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#656363 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656363

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656363	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656363	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636363

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646463

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#666363

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656363;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 99, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.003 17.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#908f8f',
    500: '#656363',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656363;
$custom-light: #908f8f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656363",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 1,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50151,
    "c": 0.00253,
    "h": 17.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656363

secondary

#919393

accent

#AAAA7E

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0C0C0C

muted

#7D7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #656363

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

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