#656972

Closest named color: Dim Gray (#696969). oklch(52% 0.015 266.6), rgb(101, 105, 114).

White text reads best on this color (5.50:1).

About this color

#656972 is a medium-dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 52%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 0.015 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.50:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	medium-dark (52%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.015)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Dim Gray (#696969)
Black text	3.81:1
White text	5.50:1

Values

HEX	#656972
RGB	rgb(101, 105, 114)
HSL	hsl(222, 6%, 42%)
OKLCH	oklch(52% 0.015 266.6)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #656972	5.50:1	AA	Lc -82.8	Fine for body text
Black text on #656972	3.81:1	AA large text	Lc 26.6	Dividers and decoration only
#656972 text on white	5.50:1	AA	Lc 77.5	Fine for body text
#656972 text on black	3.81:1	AA large text	Lc -24.3	Dividers and decoration only

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.

Step 50
50

#F5F5F6

oklch(97% 0.001 286.4)
Step 100
100

#E9EAEB

oklch(93.7% 0.002 247.8)
Step 200
200

#D8D9DC

oklch(88.5% 0.004 271.4)
Step 300
300

#BEC0C5

oklch(80.8% 0.007 268.5)
Step 400
400

#9DA1A8

oklch(70.8% 0.011 261.8)
Step 500
500

#858993

oklch(63% 0.016 268.4)
Step 600
600

#6F737D

oklch(55.5% 0.016 268.4)
Step 700
700 (this color)

#656972

oklch(52% 0.015 266.6)
Step 800
800

#4C4F56

oklch(42.7% 0.012 267.2)
Step 900
900

#3F4247

oklch(37.8% 0.009 260.7)
Step 950
950

#25262A

oklch(26.9% 0.008 274.7)

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#656972 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#666972	0.001
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#656872	0.003
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#626B6C	0.014
Achromatopsia (no color)	#696969	0.015

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #656972, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #656972 in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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