#656c6b

Color #656c6b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 2.97 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#656c6b

RGB

rgb(101, 108, 107)

HSL

hsl(171.4, 3.3%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(171.4, 6.5%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 0%, 0.9%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(45.02, -2.88, -0.36)

LCH

lch(45.02, 2.9, 187.13)

OKLCH

oklch(52.5%, 0.0088, 186.56)

HWB

hwb(171.4, 39.6%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6c6566

Analogous

#656c68

#656c6b

#656a6c

Triadic

#656c6b

#6b656c

#6c6b65

Split-complementary

#656c6b

#6c656a

#6c6865

Tetradic

#656c6b

#65666c

#6c6566

#6c6b65

Square

#656c6b

#68656c

#6c6566

#6a6c65

Shades

Color #656c6b mixed toward black.

#545a59

#434847

#333636

#222424

#111212

Tints

Color #656c6b mixed toward white.

#7d8685

#979e9d

#b1b6b6

#cbcfce

#e5e7e7

Tones

Color #656c6b mixed toward gray.

#666b6b

#666b6a

#676a6a

#676a69

#686969

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.91:1

White text reads better on this background (5.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#68686b · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#68676b · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#656b6b · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #656c6b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#656c6b]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#656c6b (#656c6b) is rgb(101, 108, 107) in RGB.

No, #656c6b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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