#656E78#656E78

#656E78 is a mid, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.019 H 251.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656E78
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 120)
HSL	hsl(212, 9%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(212, 16%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 8.3%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.01, -1.14, -6.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.01, 6.80, 260.31°)
OKLab	oklab(53.41% -0.0062 -0.0181)
OKLCH	oklch(53.41% 0.019 251)
XYZ	xyz(14.3321, 15.2744, 19.9588)
Luminance	0.1527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#656E78 #786F65

analogous

#657778 #656E78 #656578

triadic

#656E78 #78656E #6E7865

tetradic

#656E78 #786577 #786F65 #657865

square

#656E78 #786577 #786F65 #657865

split-complementary

#656E78 #786565 #777865

monochromatic

#2D3136 #495057 #656E78 #838D97 #A5ABB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#656E78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#656E78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656E78

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656E78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656E78	1.00	5.18	4.06	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6E79

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686C78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#607071

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656e78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.019 251.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91979f',
    500: '#656e78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656e78;
$custom-light: #91979f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656e78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.579,
    "s": 8.597,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53407,
    "c": 0.01915,
    "h": 251
  },
  "luminance": 0.15275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656E78

secondary

#A29D96

accent

#9576B2

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F2F2

border

#CBCCCC

text

#0C0D0E

muted

#7D7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #656E78

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

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