#656B5E#656B5E

#656B5E is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.021 H 127.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656B5E
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 94)
HSL	hsl(88, 6%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(88, 12%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.6%, 0%, 12.1%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.36, -4.94, 6.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.36, 8.17, 127.19°)
OKLab	oklab(51.86% -0.0129 0.0169)
OKLCH	oklch(51.86% 0.021 127.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.6446, 14.0902, 12.6410)
Luminance	0.1409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656B5E #645E6B

analogous

#6B6B5E #656B5E #5F6B5E

triadic

#656B5E #5E656B #6B5E65

tetradic

#656B5E #5E6B6B #645E6B #6B5E5F

square

#656B5E #5E6B6B #645E6B #6B5E5F

split-complementary

#656B5E #5E5F6B #6B5E6B

monochromatic

#272A25 #464A41 #656B5E #848B7B #A2A89C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#656B5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#656B5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656B5E

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656B5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656B5E	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)

#6D695D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C695F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#666A67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656b5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.021 127.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91958b',
    500: '#656b5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656b5e;
$custom-light: #91958b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656b5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 87.692,
    "s": 6.468,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51857,
    "c": 0.02128,
    "h": 127.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656B5E

secondary

#928D97

accent

#78B092

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#F0F1F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0C0D0C

muted

#7D7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #656B5E

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

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