#656769

Color #656769

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 1.71 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#656769

RGB

rgb(101, 103, 105)

HSL

hsl(210, 1.9%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 3.8%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 1.9%, 0%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(43.49, -0.35, -1.4)

LCH

lch(43.49, 1.44, 255.96)

OKLCH

oklch(51.3%, 0.004, 247.93)

HWB

hwb(210, 39.6%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#696765

Analogous

#656969

#656769

#656569

Triadic

#656769

#696567

#676965

Split-complementary

#656769

#696565

#696965

Tetradic

#656769

#676569

#696765

#676965

Square

#656769

#696569

#696765

#656965

Shades

Color #656769 mixed toward black.

#545657

#434546

#333434

#222223

#111111

Tints

Color #656769 mixed toward white.

#7e8083

#989a9c

#b2b3b4

#cbcccd

#e5e6e6

Tones

Color #656769 mixed toward gray.

#656769

#666768

#676767

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.7:1

White text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#666669 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#666668 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#656868 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 1.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #656769;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#656769]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#656769 (#656769) is rgb(101, 103, 105) in RGB.

No, #656769 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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