#656B71#656B71

#656B71 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.012 H 248.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656B71
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 113)
HSL	hsl(210, 6%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(210, 11%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.6%, 5.3%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.91, -0.98, -4.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.91, 4.25, 256.73°)
OKLab	oklab(52.47% -0.0045 -0.0111)
OKLCH	oklch(52.47% 0.012 248)
XYZ	xyz(13.6045, 14.4742, 17.6966)
Luminance	0.1447 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656B71 #716B65

analogous

#657171 #656B71 #656571

triadic

#656B71 #71656B #6B7165

tetradic

#656B71 #716571 #716B65 #657165

square

#656B71 #716571 #716B65 #657165

split-complementary

#656B71 #716565 #717165

monochromatic

#2B2E30 #484C51 #656B71 #838A90 #A3A8AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#656B71 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#656B71 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656B71

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656B71	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656B71	1.00	5.39	3.89	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696B71

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676A71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#626C6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656b71;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.012 248.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#919599',
    500: '#656b71',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656b71;
$custom-light: #919599;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656b71",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 5.607,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52465,
    "c": 0.01198,
    "h": 248
  },
  "luminance": 0.14474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656B71

secondary

#9D9995

accent

#9479AF

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F1F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0C0D0E

muted

#7D7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #656B71

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

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