#656473

Color #656473

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.17 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#656473

RGB

rgb(101, 100, 115)

HSL

hsl(244, 7%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244, 13%, 45.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 13%, 0%, 54.9%)

LAB

lab(42.94, 3.67, -8.27)

LCH

lch(42.94, 9.05, 293.93)

OKLCH

oklch(50.9%, 0.0235, 288.59)

HWB

hwb(244, 39.2%, 54.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#727364

Analogous

#646b73

#656473

#6d6473

Triadic

#656473

#736564

#647365

Split-complementary

#656473

#736d64

#6b7364

Tetradic

#656473

#736472

#727364

#647365

Square

#656473

#73646b

#727364

#64736d

Shades

Color #656473 mixed toward black.

#545360

#43434d

#33323a

#222126

#111113

Tints

Color #656473 mixed toward white.

#7d7c8d

#9796a4

#b1b0ba

#cbcad1

#e5e5e8

Tones

Color #656473 mixed toward gray.

#666572

#676771

#68686f

#69696e

#6b6a6d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.62:1

White text reads better on this background (5.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#656570 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#65656f · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#656d6c · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 8.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #656473;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#656473]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#656473 (#656473) is rgb(101, 100, 115) in RGB.

No, #656473 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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