#656B63#656B63

#656B63 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.014 H 137.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656B63
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 99)
HSL	hsl(105, 4%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(105, 7%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.6%, 0%, 7.5%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.49, -3.95, 3.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.49, 5.41, 136.99°)
OKLab	oklab(52.01% -0.0106 0.0097)
OKLCH	oklch(52.01% 0.014 137.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.8763, 14.1829, 13.8612)
Luminance	0.1418 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656B63 #69636B

analogous

#696B63 #656B63 #636B65

triadic

#656B63 #63656B #6B6365

tetradic

#656B63 #63696B #69636B #6B6563

square

#656B63 #63696B #69636B #6B6563

split-complementary

#656B63 #65636B #6B6369

monochromatic

#292B28 #474B46 #656B63 #838A81 #A2A8A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#656B63 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#656B63 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656B63

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656B63	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656B63	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6A63

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6963

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#656A69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656b63;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.014 137.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#90958f',
    500: '#656b63',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656b63;
$custom-light: #90958f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656b63",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 105,
    "s": 3.883,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52005,
    "c": 0.01436,
    "h": 137.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656B63

secondary

#969298

accent

#7BADA0

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#F0F1F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0C0D0C

muted

#7D7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #656B63

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

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