What color is #655762?

#655762 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655762?

The RGB value is 101, 87, 98: 101 red, 87 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655762?

The complementary color is #57655A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655762?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655762 color

#655762 rgb(101, 87, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #655762 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 34.1% green and 38.4% blue (101, 87, 98).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#655762 color codes

HEX	`#655762`
RGB	`rgb(101, 87, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 34.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 14%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 3%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.66, 7.89, -4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.66, 8.94, 331.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.979, 10.465, 12.994)`
Decimal	`6641506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655762, 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 #655762	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655762 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #655762 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655762; }
.text { color: #655762; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655762; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 87 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655762, #65575b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #655762?: #655762 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655762?: The RGB value is 101, 87, 98: 101 red, 87 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655762?: The complementary color is #57655A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655762?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.