#656B68#656B68

#656B68 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.009 H 164.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656B68
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 104)
HSL	hsl(150, 3%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(150, 6%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.6%, 0%, 2.8%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.63, -2.93, 0.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.63, 3.06, 163.22°)
OKLab	oklab(52.16% -0.0084 0.0023)
OKLCH	oklch(52.16% 0.009 164.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.1227, 14.2815, 15.1593)
Luminance	0.1428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656B68 #6B6568

analogous

#656B65 #656B68 #656B6B

triadic

#656B68 #68656B #6B6865

tetradic

#656B68 #65656B #6B6568 #6B6B65

square

#656B68 #65656B #6B6568 #6B6B65

split-complementary

#656B68 #6B656B #6B6565

monochromatic

#2A2C2B #474C49 #656B68 #838A87 #A3A8A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#656B68 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#656B68 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656B68

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656B68	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656B68	1.00	5.45	3.86	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6A68

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6968

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#646B6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656b68;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 104);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.009 164.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#909593',
    500: '#656b68',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656b68;
$custom-light: #909593;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656b68",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 104
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 150,
    "s": 2.885,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52161,
    "c": 0.0087,
    "h": 164.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656B68

secondary

#989496

accent

#7C94AC

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F1F1

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0C0D0D

muted

#7D7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #656B68

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

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