#696263#696263

#696263 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.009 H 7.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696263
RGB	rgb(105, 98, 99)
HSL	hsl(351, 3%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(351, 7%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 5.7%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.22, 2.97, 0.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.22, 3.00, 8.25°)
OKLab	oklab(50.3% 0.009 0.0012)
OKLCH	oklch(50.3% 0.009 7.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.4452, 12.6396, 13.5860)
Luminance	0.1264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696263 #626968

analogous

#696267 #696263 #696562

triadic

#696263 #636962 #626369

tetradic

#696263 #676962 #626968 #656269

square

#696263 #676962 #626968 #656269

split-complementary

#696263 #626965 #626769

monochromatic

#2A2727 #494445 #696263 #888081 #A6A0A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#696263 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#696263 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696263

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696263	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696263	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636363

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646463

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B6262

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696263;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 98, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.009 7.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#938e8f',
    500: '#696263',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696263;
$custom-light: #938e8f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696263",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.429,
    "s": 3.448,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50298,
    "c": 0.00904,
    "h": 7.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696263

secondary

#919695

accent

#ADA67B

background

#F9F8F8

surface

#F1F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0D0C0C

muted

#7E7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #696263

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

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