#656E6E#656E6E

#656E6E is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.011 H 196.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656E6E
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 110)
HSL	hsl(180, 4%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(180, 8%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.69, -3.41, -1.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.69, 3.60, 198.98°)
OKLab	oklab(53.06% -0.0105 -0.0032)
OKLCH	oklch(53.06% 0.011 196.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.7566, 15.0442, 16.9279)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656E6E #6E6565

analogous

#656E6A #656E6E #656A6E

triadic

#656E6E #6E656E #6E6E65

tetradic

#656E6E #6A656E #6E6565 #6A6E65

square

#656E6E #6A656E #6E6565 #6A6E65

split-complementary

#656E6E #6E656A #6E6A65

monochromatic

#2A2E2E #484E4E #656E6E #838D8D #A3AAAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#656E6E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#656E6E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656E6E

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656E6E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656E6E	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6D6E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6C6E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#636F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656e6e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.011 196.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#919797',
    500: '#656e6e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656e6e;
$custom-light: #919797;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656e6e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 4.265,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53056,
    "c": 0.01097,
    "h": 196.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656E6E

secondary

#9A9494

accent

#7A7AAD

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F2F2

border

#CBCCCC

text

#0C0D0D

muted

#7D7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #656E6E

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

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