#656D6C#656D6C

#656D6C is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.010 H 187.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656D6C
RGB	rgb(101, 109, 108)
HSL	hsl(173, 4%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(173, 7%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.3%, 0%, 0.9%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.34, -3.25, -0.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.34, 3.29, 188.58°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% -0.0098 -0.0014)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.01 187.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.5417, 14.7865, 16.3251)
Luminance	0.1479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656D6C #6D6566

analogous

#656D68 #656D6C #656A6D

triadic

#656D6C #6C656D #6D6C65

tetradic

#656D6C #68656D #6D6566 #6A6D65

square

#656D6C #68656D #6D6566 #6A6D65

split-complementary

#656D6C #6D656A #6D6865

monochromatic

#2A2D2D #484D4D #656D6C #838C8B #A3AAA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#656D6C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#656D6C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656D6C

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656D6C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656D6C	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6C6C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6B6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#636D6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656d6c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 109, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.010 187.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#909696',
    500: '#656d6c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656d6c;
$custom-light: #909696;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656d6c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.5,
    "s": 3.81,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52757,
    "c": 0.00989,
    "h": 187.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656D6C

secondary

#9A9495

accent

#7B81AD

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F2F1

border

#CBCCCB

text

#0C0D0D

muted

#7D7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #656D6C

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

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