What color is #656472?

#656472 is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656472?

The RGB value is 101, 100, 114: 101 red, 100 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656472?

The complementary color is #717264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656472?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656472 color

#656472 rgb(101, 100, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656472 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 39.2% green and 44.7% blue (101, 100, 114).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#656472 color codes

HEX	`#656472`
RGB	`rgb(101, 100, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 39.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 12%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.91, 3.44, -7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.91, 8.45, 294.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.961, 13.096, 17.761)`
Decimal	`6644850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656472, 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 #656472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #656472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656472; }
.text { color: #656472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 100 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656472, #6c6472); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #656472?: #656472 is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656472?: The RGB value is 101, 100, 114: 101 red, 100 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656472?: The complementary color is #717264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656472?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.