#656e71

Color #656e71

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 4.18 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#656e71

RGB

rgb(101, 110, 113)

HSL

hsl(195, 5.6%, 42%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195, 10.6%, 44.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 2.7%, 0%, 55.7%)

LAB

lab(45.79, -2.74, -2.84)

LCH

lch(45.79, 3.95, 226.03)

OKLCH

oklch(53.2%, 0.0119, 219.56)

HWB

hwb(195, 39.6%, 55.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#716865

Analogous

#65716e

#656e71

#656871

Triadic

#656e71

#71656e

#6e7165

Split-complementary

#656e71

#716568

#716e65

Tetradic

#656e71

#686571

#716865

#6e7165

Square

#656e71

#6e6571

#716865

#687165

Shades

Color #656e71 mixed toward black.

#545c5e

#43494b

#333739

#222526

#111213

Tints

Color #656e71 mixed toward white.

#7d878b

#979fa2

#b1b7b9

#cbcfd0

#e5e7e8

Tones

Color #656e71 mixed toward gray.

#666e70

#676d6f

#686d6e

#696c6d

#6a6c6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.02:1

White text reads better on this background (5.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696970 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#686870 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#657070 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 4.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #656e71;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#656e71]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#656e71 (#656e71) is rgb(101, 110, 113) in RGB.

No, #656e71 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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