What color is #656478?

#656478 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656478?

The RGB value is 101, 100, 120: 101 red, 100 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656478?

The complementary color is #777864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656478?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656478 color

#656478 rgb(101, 100, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656478 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 39.2% green and 47.1% blue (101, 100, 120).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#656478 color codes

HEX	`#656478`
RGB	`rgb(101, 100, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 39.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 17%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.12, 4.85, -11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.12, 12.05, 293.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.313, 13.237, 19.619)`
Decimal	`6644856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656478, 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 #656478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #656478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656478; }
.text { color: #656478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 100 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656478, #6f6478); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #656478?: #656478 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656478?: The RGB value is 101, 100, 120: 101 red, 100 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656478?: The complementary color is #777864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656478?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.