#656D6D#656D6D

#656D6D is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.010 H 196.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656D6D
RGB	rgb(101, 109, 109)
HSL	hsl(180, 4%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(180, 7%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.3%, 0%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.37, -3.04, -1.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.37, 3.21, 199.03°)
OKLab	oklab(52.79% -0.0094 -0.0028)
OKLCH	oklch(52.79% 0.01 196.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.5952, 14.8079, 16.6070)
Luminance	0.1481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656D6D #6D6565

analogous

#656D69 #656D6D #65696D

triadic

#656D6D #6D656D #6D6D65

tetradic

#656D6D #69656D #6D6565 #696D65

square

#656D6D #69656D #6D6565 #696D65

split-complementary

#656D6D #6D6569 #6D6965

monochromatic

#2A2D2D #484D4D #656D6D #838C8C #A3AAAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#656D6D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#656D6D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656D6D

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656D6D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656D6D	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6C6D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6B6D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#636E6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656d6d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 109, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.010 196.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#909696',
    500: '#656d6d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656d6d;
$custom-light: #909696;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656d6d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 3.81,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5279,
    "c": 0.00978,
    "h": 196.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656D6D

secondary

#9A9494

accent

#7B7BAD

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F2F2

border

#CBCCCC

text

#0C0D0D

muted

#7D7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #656D6D

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

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