#656e79

Color #656e79

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.49 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#656e79

RGB

rgb(101, 110, 121)

HSL

hsl(213, 9%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213, 16.5%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.5%, 9.1%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(46.04, -0.91, -7.25)

LCH

lch(46.04, 7.31, 262.85)

OKLCH

oklch(53.4%, 0.0204, 253.52)

HWB

hwb(213, 39.6%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#797065

Analogous

#657879

#656e79

#666579

Triadic

#656e79

#79656e

#6e7965

Split-complementary

#656e79

#796665

#787965

Tetradic

#656e79

#706579

#797065

#6e7965

Square

#656e79

#796578

#797065

#657966

Shades

Color #656e79 mixed toward black.

#545c65

#434951

#32373c

#222528

#111214

Tints

Color #656e79 mixed toward white.

#7c8692

#969ea8

#b0b6bd

#cbcfd3

#e5e7e9

Tones

Color #656e79 mixed toward gray.

#676e77

#686e76

#6a6e74

#6c6f72

#6d6f71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.06:1

White text reads better on this background (5.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696976 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#686876 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#657474 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 6.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #656e79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#656e79]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#656e79 (#656e79) is rgb(101, 110, 121) in RGB.

No, #656e79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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