What color is #656874?

#656874 is a gray known as Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Alley Cat?

The RGB value is 101, 104, 116: 101 red, 104 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Alley Cat?

The complementary color is #747165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656874?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Alley Cat color: hex code #656874

#656874 rgb(101, 104, 116)

Shades of gray

Alley Cat has the hex code #656874. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 40.8% green and 45.5% blue (101, 104, 116).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

Alley Cat (#656874) color codes

HEX	`#656874`
RGB	`rgb(101, 104, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 40.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 13%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.13, 1.5, -7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.13, 7.25, 281.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.469, 13.928, 18.498)`
Decimal	`6645876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Alley Cat, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #656874	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656874 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #656874 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656874; }
.text { color: #656874; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656874; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 104 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656874, #6a6574); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

See #656874 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #656874?: #656874 is a gray known as Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Alley Cat?: The RGB value is 101, 104, 116: 101 red, 104 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Alley Cat?: The complementary color is #747165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656874?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.