#656D78#656D78

#656D78 is a mid, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.020 H 256.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656D78
RGB	rgb(101, 109, 120)
HSL	hsl(215, 9%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(215, 16%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 9.2%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.72, -0.55, -7.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.72, 7.16, 265.57°)
OKLab	oklab(53.18% -0.0047 -0.0193)
OKLCH	oklch(53.18% 0.02 256.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.2248, 15.0598, 19.9230)
Luminance	0.1506 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656D78 #787065

analogous

#657678 #656D78 #666578

triadic

#656D78 #78656D #6D7865

tetradic

#656D78 #786576 #787065 #657866

square

#656D78 #786576 #787065 #657866

split-complementary

#656D78 #786665 #767865

monochromatic

#2D3136 #494F57 #656D78 #838C97 #A5ABB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#656D78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#656D78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656D78

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656D78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656D78	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696D79

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676B78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#606F70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656d78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 109, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.020 256.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91969f',
    500: '#656d78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656d78;
$custom-light: #91969f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656d78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.737,
    "s": 8.597,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53177,
    "c": 0.01984,
    "h": 256.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656D78

secondary

#A29D96

accent

#9976B2

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F2F2

border

#CBCCCC

text

#0C0D0E

muted

#7D7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #656D78

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

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