#696265#696265

#696265 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.010 H 349.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696265
RGB	rgb(105, 98, 101)
HSL	hsl(334, 3%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(334, 7%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 3.8%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.27, 3.37, -0.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.27, 3.44, 348.24°)
OKLab	oklab(50.36% 0.0098 -0.0018)
OKLCH	oklch(50.36% 0.01 349.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.5420, 12.6783, 14.0958)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696265 #626966

analogous

#696268 #696265 #696362

triadic

#696265 #656962 #626569

tetradic

#696265 #686962 #626966 #636269

square

#696265 #686962 #626966 #636269

split-complementary

#696265 #626963 #626869

monochromatic

#2A2728 #494447 #696265 #888083 #A6A0A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#696265 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#696265 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696265

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696265	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696265	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626365

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646465

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A6263

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696265;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 98, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.010 349.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#938e90',
    500: '#696265',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696265;
$custom-light: #938e90;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696265",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 334.286,
    "s": 3.448,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50364,
    "c": 0.00999,
    "h": 349.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12678
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696265

secondary

#919694

accent

#AD977B

background

#F9F8F8

surface

#F1F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0D0C0C

muted

#7E7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #696265

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

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