What color is #656377?

#656377 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656377?

The RGB value is 101, 99, 119: 101 red, 99 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656377?

The complementary color is #757763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656377?

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.

#656377 color

#656377 rgb(101, 99, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656377 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 38.8% green and 46.7% blue (101, 99, 119).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#656377 color codes

HEX	`#656377`
RGB	`rgb(101, 99, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 38.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 17%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.8, 5.22, -10.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.8, 12.1, 295.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.158, 13.022, 19.27)`
Decimal	`6644599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656377, 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 #656377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656377 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 #656377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656377; }
.text { color: #656377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 99 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656377, #6f6377); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #656377?: #656377 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656377?: The RGB value is 101, 99, 119: 101 red, 99 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656377?: The complementary color is #757763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656377?: 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.