What color is #656157?

#656157 is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656157?

The RGB value is 101, 97, 87: 101 red, 97 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656157?

The complementary color is #575B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656157?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656157 color

#656157 rgb(101, 97, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656157 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 38% green and 34.1% blue (101, 97, 87).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#656157 color codes

HEX	`#656157`
RGB	`rgb(101, 97, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 38%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 14%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.22, -0.35, 6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.22, 6.28, 93.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.362, 12.004, 10.734)`
Decimal	`6644055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656157, 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 #656157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #656157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656157; }
.text { color: #656157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 97 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656157, #626557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #656157?: #656157 is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656157?: The RGB value is 101, 97, 87: 101 red, 97 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656157?: The complementary color is #575B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656157?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.