#656D6E#656D6E

#656D6E is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.010 H 205.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656D6E
RGB	rgb(101, 109, 110)
HSL	hsl(187, 4%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(187, 8%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0.9%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.40, -2.82, -1.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.40, 3.24, 209.63°)
OKLab	oklab(52.82% -0.0089 -0.0043)
OKLCH	oklch(52.82% 0.01 205.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6493, 14.8296, 16.8921)
Luminance	0.1483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656D6E #6E6665

analogous

#656E6B #656D6E #65696E

triadic

#656D6E #6E656D #6D6E65

tetradic

#656D6E #6B656E #6E6665 #696E65

square

#656D6E #6B656E #6E6665 #696E65

split-complementary

#656D6E #6E6569 #6E6B65

monochromatic

#2A2E2E #484D4E #656D6E #838C8D #A3AAAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#656D6E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#656D6E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656D6E

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656D6E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656D6E	1.00	5.30	3.97	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6C6E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6B6E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#636E6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656d6e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 109, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.010 205.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#909697',
    500: '#656d6e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656d6e;
$custom-light: #909697;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656d6e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.667,
    "s": 4.265,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52824,
    "c": 0.00992,
    "h": 205.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656D6E

secondary

#9A9594

accent

#807AAD

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F2F2

border

#CBCCCC

text

#0C0D0D

muted

#7D7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #656D6E

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

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