#656170

Color #656170

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.55 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#656170

RGB

rgb(101, 97, 112)

HSL

hsl(256, 7.2%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256, 13.4%, 43.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 13.4%, 0%, 56.1%)

LAB

lab(41.98, 4.81, -7.89)

LCH

lch(41.98, 9.24, 301.37)

OKLCH

oklch(50.2%, 0.024, 297.85)

HWB

hwb(256, 38%, 56.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6c7061

Analogous

#616570

#656170

#6d6170

Triadic

#656170

#706561

#617065

Split-complementary

#656170

#706d61

#657061

Tetradic

#656170

#70616c

#6c7061

#617065

Square

#656170

#706165

#6c7061

#61706d

Shades

Color #656170 mixed toward black.

#54515d

#43414b

#333138

#222025

#111013

Tints

Color #656170 mixed toward white.

#7d798b

#9793a2

#b1aeb9

#cbc9d0

#e5e4e8

Tones

Color #656170 mixed toward gray.

#66626f

#66646e

#67656c

#67666b

#68676a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.5:1

White text reads better on this background (6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#63636d · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#64646c · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#656a69 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #656170;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#656170]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#656170 (#656170) is rgb(101, 97, 112) in RGB.

No, #656170 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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