#616669Grey Web (#616669) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 234°, lightness 0.51 and chroma 0.008. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #616669 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(97, 102, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 4%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 8%, 41%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 59%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(42.9 -1.3 -2.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.507 0.008 234) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Grey Web 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 ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#666362 — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#656667 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#616669 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#61676b — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Grey Web 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 5.81:1 and against black 3.61:1, 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.
#b6babd · #8f9497 · #616669 · #484c4f · #282c2e · #0c0f11
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.
#5c9397 · #458091 · #616669 · #35577a · #344367 · #303052
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.
#bdbdda · #9c9ace · #807f98 · #616669 · #214f67 · #053449
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.
#d09d7d · #798891 · #616669 · #304b5a · #162e3a · #05131b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8f0eb · #aeb9bf · #837e7b · #616669 · #434e55 · #040201
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.
#f0f2f3 · #caccce · #616669 · #2d3032 · #0c1011 · #f18c43
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffeee4 · #d6ad93 · #a37354 · #616669 · #67422a · #00060f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee4 · #dba9a5 · #957c49 · #616669 · #6b3e3b · #0e0600
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffecf3 · #d7a8ba · #7f844f · #616669 · #4c5025 · #040001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#faedfb · #caaacd · #a37354 · #616669 · #365535 · #110300
#7b8082 · #96999b · #b0b3b4 · #cacccd · #e5e6e6
#515558 · #414446 · #313335 · #202223 · #101112
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.