#696261#696261

#696261 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.009 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696261
RGB	rgb(105, 98, 97)
HSL	hsl(8, 4%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(8, 8%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 7.6%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.16, 2.58, 1.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.16, 3.01, 31.27°)
OKLab	oklab(50.23% 0.0081 0.0042)
OKLCH	oklch(50.23% 0.009 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.3508, 12.6018, 13.0887)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696261 #616869

analogous

#696164 #696261 #696661

triadic

#696261 #616962 #626169

tetradic

#696261 #646961 #616869 #666169

square

#696261 #646961 #616869 #666169

split-complementary

#696261 #616966 #616469

monochromatic

#292726 #494444 #696261 #88807F #A69F9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#696261 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#696261 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696261

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696261	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696261	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636361

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656461

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B6162

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696261;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 98, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.009 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#938e8d',
    500: '#696261',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696261;
$custom-light: #938e8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696261",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.5,
    "s": 3.96,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50233,
    "c": 0.00909,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696261

secondary

#909596

accent

#A7AD7B

background

#F9F8F8

surface

#F1F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0D0C0C

muted

#7E7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #696261

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

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