What color is #656357?

#656357 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 #656357?

The RGB value is 101, 99, 87: 101 red, 99 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656357?

The complementary color is #575965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656357?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656357 color

#656357 rgb(101, 99, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656357 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 38.8% green and 34.1% blue (101, 99, 87).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#656357 color codes

HEX	`#656357`
RGB	`rgb(101, 99, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 38.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 14%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.81, -1.54, 7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.81, 7.27, 102.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.549, 12.379, 10.796)`
Decimal	`6644567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656357, 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 #656357	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656357 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #656357 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656357; }
.text { color: #656357; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656357; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 99 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656357, #606557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #656357?: #656357 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 #656357?: The RGB value is 101, 99, 87: 101 red, 99 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656357?: The complementary color is #575965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656357?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.