What color is #655D5D?

#655D5D is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655D5D?

The RGB value is 101, 93, 93: 101 red, 93 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655D5D?

The complementary color is #5D6565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655D5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655D5D color

#655D5D rgb(101, 93, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #655D5D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 36.5% green and 36.5% blue (101, 93, 93).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 4% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#655D5D color codes

HEX	`#655D5D`
RGB	`rgb(101, 93, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 36.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 4%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 8%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.22, 3.2, 1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.22, 3.41, 19.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.257, 11.386, 11.958)`
Decimal	`6643037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655D5D, 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 #655D5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655D5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #655D5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655d5d; }
.text { color: #655d5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655d5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 93 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655d5d, #65615d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #655D5D?: #655D5D is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655D5D?: The RGB value is 101, 93, 93: 101 red, 93 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655D5D?: The complementary color is #5D6565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655D5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.