#656b6b

Color #656b6b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 2.44 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#656b6b

RGB

rgb(101, 107, 107)

HSL

hsl(180, 2.9%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 5.6%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 0%, 0%, 58%)

LAB

lab(44.72, -2.29, -0.79)

LCH

lch(44.72, 2.42, 199.03)

OKLCH

oklch(52.3%, 0.0074, 197.22)

HWB

hwb(180, 39.6%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b6565

Analogous

#656b68

#656b6b

#65686b

Triadic

#656b6b

#6b656b

#6b6b65

Split-complementary

#656b6b

#6b6568

#6b6865

Tetradic

#656b6b

#65656b

#6b6565

#6b6b65

Square

#656b6b

#68656b

#6b6565

#686b65

Shades

Color #656b6b mixed toward black.

#545959

#434747

#333636

#222424

#111212

Tints

Color #656b6b mixed toward white.

#7e8585

#979d9d

#b1b6b6

#cbcece

#e5e7e7

Tones

Color #656b6b mixed toward gray.

#666b6b

#666a6a

#676a6a

#676969

#686969

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.87:1

White text reads better on this background (5.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#68686b · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#67676b · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#656b6b · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #656b6b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#656b6b]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#656b6b (#656b6b) is rgb(101, 107, 107) in RGB.

No, #656b6b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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