What color is #656573?

#656573 is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656573?

The RGB value is 101, 101, 115: 101 red, 101 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656573?

The complementary color is #737365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656573?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656573 color

#656573 rgb(101, 101, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656573 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 39.6% green and 45.1% blue (101, 101, 115).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#656573 color codes

HEX	`#656573`
RGB	`rgb(101, 101, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 39.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 12%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.23, 3.07, -7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.23, 8.42, 291.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.114, 13.312, 18.095)`
Decimal	`6645107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656573, 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 #656573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #656573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656573; }
.text { color: #656573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 101 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656573, #6c6573); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #656573?: #656573 is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656573?: The RGB value is 101, 101, 115: 101 red, 101 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656573?: The complementary color is #737365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656573?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.