#656459#656459

#656459 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.017 H 102.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656459
RGB	rgb(101, 100, 89)
HSL	hsl(55, 6%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(55, 12%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1%, 11.9%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.16, -1.76, 6.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.16, 6.62, 105.45°)
OKLab	oklab(50.07% -0.0038 0.0166)
OKLCH	oklch(50.07% 0.017 102.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.7270, 12.6024, 11.2640)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656459 #595A65

analogous

#655E59 #656459 #606559

triadic

#656459 #596564 #645965

tetradic

#656459 #59655E #595A65 #655960

square

#656459 #59655E #595A65 #655960

split-complementary

#656459 #596065 #5E5965

monochromatic

#242420 #44443C #656459 #868476 #A2A196

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#656459 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#656459 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656459

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656459	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656459	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)

#666358

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676459

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#676261

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656459;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 100, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.017 102.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#919087',
    500: '#656459',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656459;
$custom-light: #919087;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656459",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55,
    "s": 6.316,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50073,
    "c": 0.01703,
    "h": 102.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656459

secondary

#888992

accent

#7DAF78

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0EF

border

#CBCBCA

text

#0C0C0B

muted

#7D7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #656459

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

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