#656A57#656A57
#656A57 is a mid, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.030 H 119.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #656A57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(101, 106, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 10%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(76, 18%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 17.9%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.89, -5.65, 10.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.89, 11.52, 119.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.43% -0.0146 0.0258) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.43% 0.03 119.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2410, 13.7629, 11.0266) |
| Luminance | 0.1376 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Dimgray
#696969
ΔE00 10.15
Grey Brown
#7F7053
ΔE00 10.89
Greyish Brown
#7A6A4F
ΔE00 10.91
Medium Grey
#7D7F7C
ΔE00 12.05
Brownish Grey
#86775F
ΔE00 12.22
Darkolivegreen
#556B2F
ΔE00 12.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#656A57 #5C576A
analogous
#6A6557 #656A57 #5B6A57
triadic
#656A57 #57656A #6A5765
tetradic
#656A57 #576A65 #5C576A #6A575B
square
#656A57 #576A65 #5C576A #6A575B
split-complementary
#656A57 #575B6A #65576A
monochromatic
#252720 #45483B #656A57 #858C73 #A2A794
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.60
#656A57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.75
#656A57 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #656A57
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##656A57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##656A57 | 1.00 | 5.60 | 3.75 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6856
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C6858
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#676865
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #656a57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 106, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.030 119.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#919486',
500: '#656a57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #656a57; $custom-light: #919486; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#656a57",
"rgb": {
"r": 101,
"g": 106,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75.789,
"s": 9.845,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51427,
"c": 0.02965,
"h": 119.4
},
"luminance": 0.13763
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#656A57
secondary
#8B8796
accent
#75B385
background
#F8F9F8
surface
#F0F1EF
border
#CBCBCA
text
#0C0D0B
muted
#7D7E7C