What color is #655C6E?

#655C6E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655C6E?

The RGB value is 101, 92, 110: 101 red, 92 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655C6E?

The complementary color is #656E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655C6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655C6E color

#655C6E rgb(101, 92, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #655C6E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 36.1% green and 43.1% blue (101, 92, 110).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 9% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#655C6E color codes

HEX	`#655C6E`
RGB	`rgb(101, 92, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 36.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 9%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 16%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 16%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.49, 7.41, -8.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.49, 11.58, 309.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.008, 11.547, 16.345)`
Decimal	`6642798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655C6E, 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 #655C6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655C6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #655C6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655c6e; }
.text { color: #655c6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655c6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 92 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655c6e, #6e5c6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #655C6E?: #655C6E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655C6E?: The RGB value is 101, 92, 110: 101 red, 92 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655C6E?: The complementary color is #656E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655C6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.