#656D74 colour

#656D74 is a mid grey close to CSS dimgray. RGB 101, 109, 116, HSL 208, 7%, 43%. White text passes AA (5.26:1), black passes AA for large text (3.99:1).

#656D74

Nearest CSS name: dimgray #696969 (not an exact match)
Described as: a mid grey
Red, green, blue: 101, 109, 116
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.1496 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#656d74`
RGB	`rgb(101, 109, 116)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(39.6% 42.7% 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 6.9%, 42.5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 12.9%, 45.5%)`
HWB	`hwb(208 39.6% 54.5%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(13%, 6%, 0%, 55%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(45.52% -1.99 -5.01)`
OKLCH	`oklch(53.03% 0.0147 244.43)`
Decimal	`6647156`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 5.26:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 3.99:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	5.26:1	Pass	Pass	Fail	Pass
Black	3.99:1	Fail	Pass	Fail	Fail

White text is the better choice on #656D74 (5.26:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#737a81 18%#81888d 27%#8f959a 36%#9da2a7 45%#abafb3 55%#b9bdc0 64%#c7cacc 73%#d5d7d9 82%#e3e4e6 91%#f1f2f2

9%#5c6369 18%#53595f 27%#494f54 36%#40454a 45%#373b3f 55%#2e3235 64%#25282a 73%#1c1e20 82%#121415 91%#090a0b

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#656d74 #746c65

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#657474 #656d74 #656674

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#656d74 #74656d #6d7465

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#656d74 #746566 #747465

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#656d74 #746574 #746c65 #667465

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#656d74 Protanopia#6a6d74 Deuteranopia#686b74 Tritanopia#616f6f Achromatopsia#6c6c6c

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #656d74;`
Background	`background-color: #656d74;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #656d74;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(101 109 116 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #656d74;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d74, #3d4146);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #a3a7ac, #656d74);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #656d74; color: #fff;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #656D74 to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.