What color is #656E72?

#656E72 is a gray known as Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Batman?

The RGB value is 101, 110, 114: 101 red, 110 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Batman?

The complementary color is #726965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656E72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Batman color: hex code #656E72

#656E72 rgb(101, 110, 114)

Shades of gray

Batman has the hex code #656E72. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 43.1% green and 44.7% blue (101, 110, 114).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

Batman (#656E72) color codes

HEX	`#656E72`
RGB	`rgb(101, 110, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 43.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 11%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.82, -2.52, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.82, 4.23, 233.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.979, 15.133, 18.101)`
Decimal	`6647410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Batman, 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 #656E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #656E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656e72; }
.text { color: #656e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 110 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656e72, #656872); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #656E72 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #656E72?: #656E72 is a gray known as Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Batman?: The RGB value is 101, 110, 114: 101 red, 110 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Batman?: The complementary color is #726965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656E72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.