#656C65#656C65

#656C65 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.014 H 145.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656C65
RGB	rgb(101, 108, 101)
HSL	hsl(120, 3%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(120, 6%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.5%, 0%, 6.5%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.85, -4.13, 2.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.85, 5.11, 144.09°)
OKLab	oklab(52.3% -0.0113 0.0078)
OKLCH	oklch(52.3% 0.014 145.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.0779, 14.4313, 14.4059)
Luminance	0.1443 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656C65 #6C656C

analogous

#686C65 #656C65 #656C68

triadic

#656C65 #65656C #6C6565

tetradic

#656C65 #65686C #6C656C #6C6865

square

#656C65 #65686C #6C656C #6C6865

split-complementary

#656C65 #68656C #6C6568

monochromatic

#2A2D2A #474C47 #656C65 #838B83 #A3A9A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#656C65 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#656C65 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656C65

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656C65	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656C65	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6B65

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6A65

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#646C6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656c65;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 108, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.014 145.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#909690',
    500: '#656c65',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656c65;
$custom-light: #909690;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656c65",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 3.349,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.523,
    "c": 0.01378,
    "h": 145.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14431
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656C65

secondary

#999499

accent

#7BADAD

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#F0F1F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0C0D0C

muted

#7D7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #656C65

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

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