What color is #656269?

#656269 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656269?

The RGB value is 101, 98, 105: 101 red, 98 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656269?

The complementary color is #666962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656269?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656269 color

#656269 rgb(101, 98, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656269 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 38.4% green and 41.2% blue (101, 98, 105).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 3% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#656269 color codes

HEX	`#656269`
RGB	`rgb(101, 98, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 38.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 3%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 7%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.03, 2.65, -3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.03, 4.42, 306.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.284, 12.522, 15.132)`
Decimal	`6644329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656269, 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 #656269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #656269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656269; }
.text { color: #656269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 98 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656269, #696269); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #656269?: #656269 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656269?: The RGB value is 101, 98, 105: 101 red, 98 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656269?: The complementary color is #666962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656269?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.