#656166

Color #656166

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 4.43 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#656166

RGB

rgb(101, 97, 102)

HSL

hsl(288, 2.5%, 39%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 4.9%, 40%)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 4.9%, 0%, 60%)

LAB

lab(41.65, 2.61, -2.27)

LCH

lch(41.65, 3.46, 318.99)

OKLCH

oklch(49.8%, 0.0092, 319.4)

HWB

hwb(288, 38%, 60%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#626661

Analogous

#626166

#656166

#666164

Triadic

#656166

#666561

#616665

Split-complementary

#656166

#646661

#616662

Tetradic

#656166

#666162

#626661

#616665

Square

#656166

#666261

#626661

#616466

Shades

Color #656166 mixed toward black.

#545155

#434144

#323033

#222022

#111011

Tints

Color #656166 mixed toward white.

#7f7a81

#99959a

#b2afb3

#cccacc

#e5e4e6

Tones

Color #656166 mixed toward gray.

#656166

#646265

#646364

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.46:1

White text reads better on this background (6.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#636365 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#646465 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#656464 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 4.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #656166;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#656166]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#656166 (#656166) is rgb(101, 97, 102) in RGB.

No, #656166 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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