#656c71

Color #656c71

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 4.1 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#656c71

RGB

rgb(101, 108, 113)

HSL

hsl(205, 5.6%, 42%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205, 10.6%, 44.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 4.4%, 0%, 55.7%)

LAB

lab(45.2, -1.57, -3.7)

LCH

lch(45.2, 4.02, 247.01)

OKLCH

oklch(52.7%, 0.0117, 238.62)

HWB

hwb(205, 39.6%, 55.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#716a65

Analogous

#657170

#656c71

#656671

Triadic

#656c71

#71656c

#6c7165

Split-complementary

#656c71

#716566

#717065

Tetradic

#656c71

#6a6571

#716a65

#6c7165

Square

#656c71

#706571

#716a65

#667165

Shades

Color #656c71 mixed toward black.

#545a5e

#43484b

#333639

#222426

#111213

Tints

Color #656c71 mixed toward white.

#7d858b

#979da2

#b1b6b9

#cbced0

#e5e7e8

Tones

Color #656c71 mixed toward gray.

#666c70

#676c6f

#686c6e

#696b6d

#6a6b6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.94:1

White text reads better on this background (5.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#686870 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#686770 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#656f6f · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #656c71;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#656c71]

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#656c71 (#656c71) is rgb(101, 108, 113) in RGB.

No, #656c71 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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