#656B73#656B73

#656B73 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.015 H 255.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656B73
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 115)
HSL	hsl(214, 6%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(214, 12%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.2%, 7%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.97, -0.52, -5.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.97, 5.27, 264.31°)
OKLab	oklab(52.54% -0.0036 -0.0141)
OKLCH	oklch(52.54% 0.015 255.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.7183, 14.5197, 18.2962)
Luminance	0.1452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656B73 #736D65

analogous

#657273 #656B73 #666573

triadic

#656B73 #73656B #6B7365

tetradic

#656B73 #736572 #736D65 #657366

square

#656B73 #736572 #736D65 #657366

split-complementary

#656B73 #736665 #727365

monochromatic

#2C2E32 #484D52 #656B73 #838A92 #A4A8AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#656B73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#656B73 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656B73

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656B73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656B73	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686B73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676A73

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#626D6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656b73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.015 255.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91959b',
    500: '#656b73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656b73;
$custom-light: #91959b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656b73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 6.481,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52536,
    "c": 0.01457,
    "h": 255.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656B73

secondary

#9E9B95

accent

#9878B0

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F1F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0C0D0E

muted

#7D7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #656B73

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

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