#656a73

Color #656a73

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.69 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#656a73

RGB

rgb(101, 106, 115)

HSL

hsl(218.6, 6.5%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.6, 12.2%, 45.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 7.8%, 0%, 54.9%)

LAB

lab(44.68, 0.07, -5.68)

LCH

lch(44.68, 5.68, 270.71)

OKLCH

oklch(52.3%, 0.0154, 262.18)

HWB

hwb(218.6, 39.6%, 54.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#736e65

Analogous

#657173

#656a73

#676573

Triadic

#656a73

#73656a

#6a7365

Split-complementary

#656a73

#736765

#717365

Tetradic

#656a73

#6e6573

#736e65

#6a7365

Square

#656a73

#736571

#736e65

#657367

Shades

Color #656a73 mixed toward black.

#545860

#43474d

#33353a

#222326

#111213

Tints

Color #656a73 mixed toward white.

#7d828d

#979ba3

#b1b4ba

#cbcdd1

#e5e6e8

Tones

Color #656a73 mixed toward gray.

#666a72

#676b71

#696b70

#6a6b6e

#6b6c6d

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

#676771 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#676770 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#656f6f · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #656a73;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#656a73]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#656a73 (#656a73) is rgb(101, 106, 115) in RGB.

No, #656a73 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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