#656B64#656B64

#656B64 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.013 H 141.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656B64
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 100)
HSL	hsl(111, 3%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(111, 7%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.6%, 0%, 6.5%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.52, -3.75, 3.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.52, 4.89, 140.20°)
OKLab	oklab(52.04% -0.0102 0.0082)
OKLCH	oklch(52.04% 0.013 141.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.9244, 14.2021, 14.1145)
Luminance	0.1420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656B64 #6A646B

analogous

#686B64 #656B64 #646B66

triadic

#656B64 #64656B #6B6465

tetradic

#656B64 #64686B #6A646B #6B6664

square

#656B64 #64686B #6A646B #6B6664

split-complementary

#656B64 #66646B #6B6468

monochromatic

#292C29 #474B46 #656B64 #838A82 #A3A8A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#656B64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#656B64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656B64

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656B64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656B64	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)

#6B6A64

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6964

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#656A69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656b64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.013 141.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#909590',
    500: '#656b64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656b64;
$custom-light: #909590;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656b64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 111.429,
    "s": 3.382,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52035,
    "c": 0.01307,
    "h": 141.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656B64

secondary

#979398

accent

#7BADA6

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#F0F1F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0C0D0C

muted

#7D7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #656B64

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

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