#656E5E#656E5E

#656E5E is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.027 H 131.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656E5E
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 94)
HSL	hsl(94, 8%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(94, 15%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 14.5%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.26, -6.67, 7.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.26, 10.25, 130.62°)
OKLab	oklab(52.57% -0.0177 0.0201)
OKLCH	oklch(52.57% 0.027 131.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.9628, 14.7266, 12.7471)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656E5E #675E6E

analogous

#6D6E5E #656E5E #5E6E5F

triadic

#656E5E #5E656E #6E5E65

tetradic

#656E5E #5E6D6E #675E6E #6E5F5E

square

#656E5E #5E6D6E #675E6E #6E5F5E

split-complementary

#656E5E #5F5E6E #6E5E6D

monochromatic

#282C26 #474D42 #656E5E #838E7B #A2AA9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#656E5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#656E5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656E5E

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656E5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656E5E	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706C5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6B5F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#656D69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656e5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.027 131.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91978b',
    500: '#656e5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656e5e;
$custom-light: #91978b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656e5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 93.75,
    "s": 7.843,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52566,
    "c": 0.02685,
    "h": 131.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656E5E

secondary

#958E9A

accent

#77B198

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#F0F2F0

border

#CBCCCB

text

#0C0D0C

muted

#7D7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #656E5E

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

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