What color is #656173?

#656173 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656173?

The RGB value is 101, 97, 115: 101 red, 97 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656173?

The complementary color is #6F7361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656173?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656173 color

#656173 rgb(101, 97, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656173 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 38% green and 45.1% blue (101, 97, 115).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#656173 color codes

HEX	`#656173`
RGB	`rgb(101, 97, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 38%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 16%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 16%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.08, 5.5, -9.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.08, 11.03, 299.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.735, 12.554, 17.969)`
Decimal	`6644083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656173, 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 #656173	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656173 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #656173 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656173; }
.text { color: #656173; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656173; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 97 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656173, #6e6173); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #656173?: #656173 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656173?: The RGB value is 101, 97, 115: 101 red, 97 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656173?: The complementary color is #6F7361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656173?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.