#656A5B#656A5B

#656A5B is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.024 H 122.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656A5B
RGB	rgb(101, 106, 91)
HSL	hsl(80, 8%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(80, 14%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 14.2%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.99, -4.92, 7.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.99, 9.20, 122.32°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% -0.0127 0.0201)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.024 122.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.4089, 13.8301, 11.9112)
Luminance	0.1383 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656A5B #605B6A

analogous

#6A675B #656A5B #5D6A5B

triadic

#656A5B #5B656A #6A5B65

tetradic

#656A5B #5B6A67 #605B6A #6A5B5D

square

#656A5B #5B6A67 #605B6A #6A5B5D

split-complementary

#656A5B #5B5D6A #675B6A

monochromatic

#262822 #46493F #656A5B #848B78 #A2A798

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#656A5B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#656A5B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656A5B

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656A5B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656A5B	1.00	5.58	3.77	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C685A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B685C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#666866

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656a5b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 106, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.024 122.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#919489',
    500: '#656a5b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656a5b;
$custom-light: #919489;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656a5b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 80,
    "s": 7.614,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51536,
    "c": 0.02381,
    "h": 122.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656A5B

secondary

#8E8B96

accent

#77B18A

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#F0F1F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0C0D0B

muted

#7D7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #656A5B

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

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