#656E61#656E61

#656E61 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.023 H 135.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656E61
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 97)
HSL	hsl(102, 6%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(102, 12%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 11.8%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.33, -6.09, 6.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.33, 8.62, 135.01°)
OKLab	oklab(52.65% -0.0164 0.0158)
OKLCH	oklch(52.65% 0.023 135.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.1000, 14.7815, 13.4699)
Luminance	0.1478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656E61 #6A616E

analogous

#6B6E61 #656E61 #616E63

triadic

#656E61 #61656E #6E6165

tetradic

#656E61 #616B6E #6A616E #6E6361

square

#656E61 #616B6E #6A616E #6E6361

split-complementary

#656E61 #63616E #6E616B

monochromatic

#292D28 #474D44 #656E61 #838E7F #A3AA9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#656E61 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#656E61 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656E61

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656E61	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656E61	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6C60

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6B62

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#656D6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656e61;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.023 135.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91978d',
    500: '#656e61',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656e61;
$custom-light: #91978d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656e61",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 101.538,
    "s": 6.28,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52651,
    "c": 0.02277,
    "h": 135.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656E61

secondary

#97919A

accent

#78AF9E

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#F0F2F0

border

#CBCCCB

text

#0C0D0C

muted

#7D7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #656E61

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

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