What color is #656560?

#656560 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656560?

The RGB value is 101, 101, 96: 101 red, 101 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656560?

The complementary color is #606065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656560?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656560 color

#656560 rgb(101, 101, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656560 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 39.6% green and 37.6% blue (101, 101, 96).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Rock (#6B6965), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#656560 color codes

HEX	`#656560`
RGB	`rgb(101, 101, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 39.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 5%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.64, -1.01, 2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.64, 3, 109.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.132, 12.919, 12.918)`
Decimal	`6645088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656560, 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 #656560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656560 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #656560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656560; }
.text { color: #656560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 101 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656560, #626560); }

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Questions

What color is #656560?: #656560 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656560?: The RGB value is 101, 101, 96: 101 red, 101 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656560?: The complementary color is #606065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656560?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.