#656874Alley Cat (#656874) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 275°, lightness 0.52 and chroma 0.019. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #656874 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(101, 104, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 7%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 13%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 55%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(44.1 1.5 -7.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.519 0.019 275) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Alley Cat shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#6a656c — ΔE 1.4, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#696872 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: takes on a purple cast#656874 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#656976 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Alley Cat in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 5.55:1 and against black 3.79:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#babdc7 · #9396a1 · #656874 · #4c4e59 · #2c2e37 · #0f1118
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#6d91ad · #627ba2 · #656874 · #57517c · #503e63 · #462d49
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d3bbd2 · #be94bd · #927e92 · #656874 · #424a70 · #293051
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d3c48c · #848897 · #656874 · #434961 · #282c40 · #10131f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4f2ea · #80828c · #656874 · #514f4a · #1e2029 · #010100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f0f1f7 · #c7c8cf · #656874 · #20222a · #020308 · #e1c24d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f6f2e1 · #8e8359 · #656874 · #5d4f17 · #281f00 · #010109
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f6f2e1 · #9c7c5d · #656874 · #465626 · #331900 · #000100
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffede9 · #a3766b · #656874 · #295b3d · #002912 · #050000
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffecf0 · #a2747e · #656874 · #5d4f17 · #002723 · #0a0500
#7B7E89 · #92949E · #AAACB4 · #C2C4CB · #DBDCE1
#535661 · #42444E · #31343C · #22242B · #13151A
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.