#656c77

Color #656c77

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.09 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#656c77

RGB

rgb(101, 108, 119)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 8.2%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 15.1%, 46.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.1%, 9.2%, 0%, 53.3%)

LAB

lab(45.39, -0.19, -7.02)

LCH

lch(45.39, 7.02, 268.45)

OKLCH

oklch(52.9%, 0.0193, 259.56)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 39.6%, 53.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#777065

Analogous

#657577

#656c77

#676577

Triadic

#656c77

#77656c

#6c7765

Split-complementary

#656c77

#776765

#757765

Tetradic

#656c77

#706577

#777065

#6c7765

Square

#656c77

#776575

#777065

#657767

Shades

Color #656c77 mixed toward black.

#545a63

#43484f

#32363b

#222428

#111214

Tints

Color #656c77 mixed toward white.

#7c8490

#969ca6

#b1b5bc

#cbced3

#e5e6e9

Tones

Color #656c77 mixed toward gray.

#666c75

#686d74

#696d72

#6b6d71

#6c6e6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.96:1

White text reads better on this background (5.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#686874 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#686774 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#657272 · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 6.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #656c77;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#656c77]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#656c77 (#656c77) is rgb(101, 108, 119) in RGB.

No, #656c77 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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