What color is #656181?

#656181 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656181?

The RGB value is 101, 97, 129: 101 red, 97 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656181?

The complementary color is #7D8161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656181?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656181 color

#656181 rgb(101, 97, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #656181 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 38% green and 50.6% blue (101, 97, 129).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#656181 color codes

HEX	`#656181`
RGB	`rgb(101, 97, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 38%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 25%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.61, 8.89, -17.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.61, 19.41, 297.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.603, 12.901, 22.538)`
Decimal	`6644097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656181, 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 #656181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #656181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656181; }
.text { color: #656181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 97 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656181, #756181); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #656181?: #656181 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656181?: The RGB value is 101, 97, 129: 101 red, 97 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656181?: The complementary color is #7D8161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656181?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.