#696262#696262

#696262 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.009 H 17.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696262
RGB	rgb(105, 98, 98)
HSL	hsl(0, 3%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(0, 7%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 6.7%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.19, 2.77, 1.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.19, 2.95, 19.79°)
OKLab	oklab(50.27% 0.0085 0.0027)
OKLCH	oklch(50.27% 0.009 17.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.3977, 12.6206, 13.3358)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696262 #626969

analogous

#696266 #696262 #696662

triadic

#696262 #626962 #626269

tetradic

#696262 #666962 #626969 #666269

square

#696262 #666962 #626969 #666269

split-complementary

#696262 #626966 #626669

monochromatic

#2A2727 #494444 #696262 #888080 #A6A0A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#696262 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#696262 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696262

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696262	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696262	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636362

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656462

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B6162

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696262;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 98, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.009 17.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#938e8e',
    500: '#696262',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696262;
$custom-light: #938e8e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696262",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 3.448,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50265,
    "c": 0.00893,
    "h": 17.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696262

secondary

#919696

accent

#ADAD7B

background

#F9F8F8

surface

#F1F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0D0C0C

muted

#7E7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #696262

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

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