#656E60#656E60

#656E60 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.024 H 134.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656E60
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 96)
HSL	hsl(99, 7%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(99, 13%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 12.7%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.31, -6.29, 6.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.31, 9.16, 133.38°)
OKLab	oklab(52.62% -0.0168 0.0173)
OKLCH	oklch(52.62% 0.024 134.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.0537, 14.7630, 13.2259)
Luminance	0.1476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656E60 #69606E

analogous

#6C6E60 #656E60 #606E62

triadic

#656E60 #60656E #6E6065

tetradic

#656E60 #606C6E #69606E #6E6260

square

#656E60 #606C6E #69606E #6E6260

split-complementary

#656E60 #62606E #6E606C

monochromatic

#292D27 #474D43 #656E60 #838E7D #A2AA9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#656E60 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#656E60 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656E60

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656E60	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656E60	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6C5F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6B61

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#656D6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656e60;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.024 134.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91978d',
    500: '#656e60',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656e60;
$custom-light: #91978d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656e60",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 98.571,
    "s": 6.796,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52623,
    "c": 0.02411,
    "h": 134.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656E60

secondary

#96909A

accent

#78B09C

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#F0F2F0

border

#CBCCCB

text

#0C0D0C

muted

#7D7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #656E60

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

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