#656E73#656E73

#656E73 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.013 H 231.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656E73
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 115)
HSL	hsl(201, 6%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(201, 12%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.2%, 4.3%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.85, -2.29, -3.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.85, 4.56, 239.81°)
OKLab	oklab(53.23% -0.0083 -0.0106)
OKLCH	oklch(53.23% 0.014 231.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.0366, 15.1561, 18.4022)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656E73 #736A65

analogous

#657371 #656E73 #656773

triadic

#656E73 #73656E #6E7365

tetradic

#656E73 #716573 #736A65 #677365

square

#656E73 #716573 #736A65 #677365

split-complementary

#656E73 #736567 #737165

monochromatic

#2C3032 #484F52 #656E73 #838D92 #A4ABAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#656E73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#656E73 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656E73

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656E73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656E73	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6E73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6C73

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#616F70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656e73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.013 231.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91979b',
    500: '#656e73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656e73;
$custom-light: #91979b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656e73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.429,
    "s": 6.481,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53227,
    "c": 0.0135,
    "h": 231.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656E73

secondary

#9E9995

accent

#8C78B0

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F2F2

border

#CBCCCC

text

#0C0D0E

muted

#7D7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #656E73

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

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