#656E64#656E64

#656E64 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.019 H 142.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656E64
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 100)
HSL	hsl(114, 5%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(114, 9%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 9.1%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.41, -5.50, 4.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.41, 7.05, 141.27°)
OKLab	oklab(52.74% -0.015 0.0115)
OKLCH	oklch(52.74% 0.019 142.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.2426, 14.8385, 14.2206)
Luminance	0.1484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656E64 #6D646E

analogous

#6A6E64 #656E64 #646E68

triadic

#656E64 #64656E #6E6465

tetradic

#656E64 #646A6E #6D646E #6E6864

square

#656E64 #646A6E #6D646E #6E6864

split-complementary

#656E64 #68646E #6E646A

monochromatic

#2A2E2A #484E47 #656E64 #838D82 #A3AAA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#656E64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#656E64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656E64

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656E64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656E64	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6C63

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6B64

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#646D6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656e64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.019 142.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#909790',
    500: '#656e64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656e64;
$custom-light: #909790;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656e64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 114,
    "s": 4.762,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5274,
    "c": 0.01889,
    "h": 142.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656E64

secondary

#9A939A

accent

#7AAEA9

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#F0F2F0

border

#CBCCCB

text

#0C0D0C

muted

#7D7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #656E64

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

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