#656A5E#656A5E

#656A5E is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.019 H 125.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656A5E
RGB	rgb(101, 106, 94)
HSL	hsl(85, 6%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(85, 11%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 11.3%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.06, -4.35, 6.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.06, 7.48, 125.59°)
OKLab	oklab(51.62% -0.0113 0.0158)
OKLCH	oklch(51.62% 0.019 125.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.5409, 13.8829, 12.6065)
Luminance	0.1388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656A5E #635E6A

analogous

#6A695E #656A5E #5F6A5E

triadic

#656A5E #5E656A #6A5E65

tetradic

#656A5E #5E6A69 #635E6A #6A5E5F

square

#656A5E #5E6A69 #635E6A #6A5E5F

split-complementary

#656A5E #5E5F6A #695E6A

monochromatic

#272924 #464A41 #656A5E #848A7B #A2A79C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#656A5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#656A5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656A5E

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656A5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656A5E	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C685D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B685E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#666967

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656a5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 106, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.019 125.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#90948b',
    500: '#656a5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656a5e;
$custom-light: #90948b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656a5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 85,
    "s": 6,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51621,
    "c": 0.01945,
    "h": 125.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13883
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656A5E

secondary

#918D96

accent

#79AF8F

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#F0F1F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0C0D0C

muted

#7D7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #656A5E

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

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