#656B56#656B56

#656B56 is a mid, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.033 H 120.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656B56
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 86)
HSL	hsl(77, 11%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(77, 20%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.6%, 0%, 19.6%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.17, -6.41, 11.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.17, 12.75, 120.17°)
OKLab	oklab(51.64% -0.0167 0.0283)
OKLCH	oklch(51.64% 0.033 120.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.3040, 13.9540, 10.8475)
Luminance	0.1395 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656B56 #5C566B

analogous

#6B6656 #656B56 #5A6B56

triadic

#656B56 #56656B #6B5665

tetradic

#656B56 #566B66 #5C566B #6B565A

square

#656B56 #566B66 #5C566B #6B565A

split-complementary

#656B56 #565A6B #66566B

monochromatic

#25271F #45493B #656B56 #858D71 #A2A893

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#656B56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#656B56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656B56

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656B56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656B56	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6855

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6857

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#676965

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656b56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.033 120.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#919585',
    500: '#656b56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656b56;
$custom-light: #919585;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656b56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 77.143,
    "s": 10.881,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51638,
    "c": 0.03281,
    "h": 120.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656B56

secondary

#8B8697

accent

#74B486

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#F0F1EF

border

#CBCBCA

text

#0C0D0B

muted

#7D7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #656B56

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

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