#696563#696563

#696563 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.006 H 48.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696563
RGB	rgb(105, 101, 99)
HSL	hsl(20, 3%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(20, 6%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 5.7%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.08, 1.17, 1.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.08, 2.06, 55.28°)
OKLab	oklab(50.98% 0.004 0.0045)
OKLCH	oklch(50.98% 0.006 48.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.7312, 13.2116, 13.6814)
Luminance	0.1321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696563 #636769

analogous

#696364 #696563 #696863

triadic

#696563 #636965 #656369

tetradic

#696563 #646963 #636769 #686369

square

#696563 #646963 #636769 #686369

split-complementary

#696563 #636968 #636469

monochromatic

#2A2828 #494745 #696563 #888381 #A6A2A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#696563 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#696563 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696563

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696563	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696563	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666563

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676663

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A6464

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696563;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 101, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.006 48.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#93908f',
    500: '#696563',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696563;
$custom-light: #93908f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696563",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20,
    "s": 2.941,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50976,
    "c": 0.00597,
    "h": 48.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696563

secondary

#929596

accent

#9CAC7C

background

#F9F8F8

surface

#F1F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0D0C0C

muted

#7E7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #696563

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

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