#656E63#656E63

#656E63 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.020 H 140.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656E63
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 99)
HSL	hsl(109, 5%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(109, 10%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 10%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.39, -5.70, 4.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.39, 7.56, 138.91°)
OKLab	oklab(52.71% -0.0154 0.013)
OKLCH	oklch(52.71% 0.02 140)
XYZ	xyz(13.1945, 14.8193, 13.9672)
Luminance	0.1482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656E63 #6C636E

analogous

#6A6E63 #656E63 #636E66

triadic

#656E63 #63656E #6E6365

tetradic

#656E63 #636A6E #6C636E #6E6663

square

#656E63 #636A6E #6C636E #6E6663

split-complementary

#656E63 #66636E #6E636A

monochromatic

#2A2E29 #474E46 #656E63 #838D81 #A3AAA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#656E63 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#656E63 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656E63

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656E63	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656E63	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)

#6F6C62

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6B63

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#656D6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656e63;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.020 140.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#90978f',
    500: '#656e63',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656e63;
$custom-light: #90978f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656e63",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 109.091,
    "s": 5.263,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5271,
    "c": 0.02015,
    "h": 140
  },
  "luminance": 0.14819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656E63

secondary

#99939A

accent

#79AEA5

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#F0F2F0

border

#CBCCCB

text

#0C0D0C

muted

#7D7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #656E63

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

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