#656d6d

Color #656d6d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 3.36 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#656d6d

RGB

rgb(101, 109, 109)

HSL

hsl(180, 3.8%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 7.3%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 0%, 0%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(45.37, -3.04, -1.05)

LCH

lch(45.37, 3.22, 199.05)

OKLCH

oklch(52.8%, 0.0098, 196.59)

HWB

hwb(180, 39.6%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d6565

Analogous

#656d69

#656d6d

#65696d

Triadic

#656d6d

#6d656d

#6d6d65

Split-complementary

#656d6d

#6d6569

#6d6965

Tetradic

#656d6d

#65656d

#6d6565

#6d6d65

Square

#656d6d

#69656d

#6d6565

#696d65

Shades

Color #656d6d mixed toward black.

#545b5b

#434949

#333737

#222424

#111212

Tints

Color #656d6d mixed toward white.

#7d8787

#979f9f

#b1b7b7

#cbcfcf

#e5e7e7

Tones

Color #656d6d mixed toward gray.

#666c6c

#676b6b

#686a6a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.96:1

White text reads better on this background (5.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#69696d · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#68676d · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#656d6d · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 4.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #656d6d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#656d6d]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#656d6d (#656d6d) is rgb(101, 109, 109) in RGB.

No, #656d6d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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