What color is #656575?

#656575 is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656575?

The RGB value is 101, 101, 117: 101 red, 101 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656575?

The complementary color is #757565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656575?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656575 color

#656575 rgb(101, 101, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656575 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 39.6% green and 45.9% blue (101, 101, 117).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#656575 color codes

HEX	`#656575`
RGB	`rgb(101, 101, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 39.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 14%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.3, 3.53, -8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.3, 9.62, 291.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.231, 13.358, 18.708)`
Decimal	`6645109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656575, 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 #656575	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656575 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #656575 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656575; }
.text { color: #656575; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656575; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 101 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656575, #6d6575); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #656575?: #656575 is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656575?: The RGB value is 101, 101, 117: 101 red, 101 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656575?: The complementary color is #757565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656575?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.