#656a74

Color #656a74

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.24 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#656a74

RGB

rgb(101, 106, 116)

HSL

hsl(220, 6.9%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 12.9%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.9%, 8.6%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(44.71, 0.3, -6.23)

LCH

lch(44.71, 6.24, 272.76)

OKLCH

oklch(52.3%, 0.0169, 264.56)

HWB

hwb(220, 39.6%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#746f65

Analogous

#657174

#656a74

#676574

Triadic

#656a74

#74656a

#6a7465

Split-complementary

#656a74

#746765

#717465

Tetradic

#656a74

#6f6574

#746f65

#6a7465

Square

#656a74

#746571

#746f65

#657467

Shades

Color #656a74 mixed toward black.

#545861

#43474d

#32353a

#222327

#111213

Tints

Color #656a74 mixed toward white.

#7c828d

#979ba4

#b1b4bb

#cbcdd1

#e5e6e8

Tones

Color #656a74 mixed toward gray.

#666a73

#676b71

#696b70

#6a6c6f

#6b6c6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.87:1

White text reads better on this background (5.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#676772 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#676771 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#65706f · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 5.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #656a74;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#656a74]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#656a74 (#656a74) is rgb(101, 106, 116) in RGB.

No, #656a74 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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