What color is #656376?

#656376 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656376?

The RGB value is 101, 99, 118: 101 red, 99 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656376?

The complementary color is #747663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656376?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656376 color

#656376 rgb(101, 99, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656376 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 38.8% green and 46.3% blue (101, 99, 118).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#656376 color codes

HEX	`#656376`
RGB	`rgb(101, 99, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 38.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 16%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 16%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.76, 4.98, -10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.76, 11.5, 295.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.098, 12.998, 18.955)`
Decimal	`6644598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656376, 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 #656376	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656376 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #656376 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656376; }
.text { color: #656376; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656376; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 99 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656376, #6f6376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #656376?: #656376 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656376?: The RGB value is 101, 99, 118: 101 red, 99 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656376?: The complementary color is #747663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656376?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.