#656972#656972

#656972 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.015 H 266.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656972
RGB	rgb(101, 105, 114)
HSL	hsl(222, 6%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(222, 11%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.4%, 7.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.35, 0.44, -5.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.35, 5.57, 274.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.04% -0.0009 -0.0149)
OKLCH	oklch(52.04% 0.015 266.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.4550, 14.0846, 17.9261)
Luminance	0.1409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656972 #726E65

analogous

#657072 #656972 #676572

triadic

#656972 #726569 #697265

tetradic

#656972 #726570 #726E65 #657267

square

#656972 #726570 #726E65 #657267

split-complementary

#656972 #726765 #707265

monochromatic

#2C2D31 #484B52 #656972 #838791 #A3A7AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#656972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#656972 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656972

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656972	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666972

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656872

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#626B6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 105, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.015 266.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91939a',
    500: '#656972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656972;
$custom-light: #91939a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.538,
    "s": 6.047,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52042,
    "c": 0.01498,
    "h": 266.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656972

secondary

#9E9B95

accent

#9E79AF

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F1F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0C0D0E

muted

#7D7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #656972

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →