#656D6B#656D6B

#656D6B is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.010 H 179.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656D6B
RGB	rgb(101, 109, 107)
HSL	hsl(165, 4%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(165, 7%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.3%, 0%, 1.8%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.31, -3.47, 0.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.31, 3.47, 178.89°)
OKLab	oklab(52.72% -0.0102 0.0001)
OKLCH	oklch(52.72% 0.01 179.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.4888, 14.7654, 16.0464)
Luminance	0.1477 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656D6B #6D6567

analogous

#656D67 #656D6B #656B6D

triadic

#656D6B #6B656D #6D6B65

tetradic

#656D6B #67656D #6D6567 #6B6D65

square

#656D6B #67656D #6D6567 #6B6D65

split-complementary

#656D6B #6D656B #6D6765

monochromatic

#2A2D2D #484D4C #656D6B #838C8A #A3AAA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#656D6B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#656D6B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656D6B

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656D6B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656D6B	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6C6B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6B6B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#636D6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656d6b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 109, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.010 179.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#909695',
    500: '#656d6b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656d6b;
$custom-light: #909695;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656d6b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165,
    "s": 3.81,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52724,
    "c": 0.01024,
    "h": 179.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656D6B

secondary

#9A9496

accent

#7B87AD

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F2F1

border

#CBCCCB

text

#0C0D0D

muted

#7D7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #656D6B

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

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