#656a72

Color #656a72

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.13 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#656a72

RGB

rgb(101, 106, 114)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 6%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 11.4%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 7%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(44.65, -0.16, -5.12)

LCH

lch(44.65, 5.12, 268.21)

OKLCH

oklch(52.3%, 0.014, 259.73)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 39.6%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#726d65

Analogous

#657172

#656a72

#676572

Triadic

#656a72

#72656a

#6a7265

Split-complementary

#656a72

#726765

#717265

Tetradic

#656a72

#6d6572

#726d65

#6a7265

Square

#656a72

#726571

#726d65

#657267

Shades

Color #656a72 mixed toward black.

#54585f

#43474c

#333539

#222326

#111213

Tints

Color #656a72 mixed toward white.

#7d828c

#979ba3

#b1b4ba

#cbcdd1

#e5e6e8

Tones

Color #656a72 mixed toward gray.

#666a71

#676b70

#686b6f

#696b6e

#6b6b6d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.86:1

White text reads better on this background (5.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#676770 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#676770 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#656f6e · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #656a72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#656a72]

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

#656a72 (#656a72) is rgb(101, 106, 114) in RGB.

No, #656a72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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