#656E62#656E62

#656E62 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.021 H 137.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656E62
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 98)
HSL	hsl(105, 6%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(105, 11%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 10.9%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, -5.90, 5.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 8.09, 136.83°)
OKLab	oklab(52.68% -0.0159 0.0144)
OKLCH	oklch(52.68% 0.021 137.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.1470, 14.8003, 13.7170)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656E62 #6B626E

analogous

#6B6E62 #656E62 #626E65

triadic

#656E62 #62656E #6E6265

tetradic

#656E62 #626B6E #6B626E #6E6562

square

#656E62 #626B6E #6B626E #6E6562

split-complementary

#656E62 #65626E #6E626B

monochromatic

#2A2D28 #474E45 #656E62 #838E80 #A3AAA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#656E62 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#656E62 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656E62

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656E62	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656E62	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6C61

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6B63

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#656D6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656e62;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.021 137.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91978e',
    500: '#656e62',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656e62;
$custom-light: #91978e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656e62",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 105,
    "s": 5.769,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5268,
    "c": 0.02145,
    "h": 137.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656E62

secondary

#98929A

accent

#79AFA1

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#F0F2F0

border

#CBCCCB

text

#0C0D0C

muted

#7D7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #656E62

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

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