What color is #656577?

#656577 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 #656577?

The RGB value is 101, 101, 119: 101 red, 101 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656577?

The complementary color is #777765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656577?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656577 color

#656577 rgb(101, 101, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656577 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 39.6% green and 46.7% blue (101, 101, 119).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#656577 color codes

HEX	`#656577`
RGB	`rgb(101, 101, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 39.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 15%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.37, 4.01, -10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.37, 10.82, 291.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.35, 13.406, 19.333)`
Decimal	`6645111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656577, 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 #656577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #656577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656577; }
.text { color: #656577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 101 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656577, #6e6577); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #656577?: #656577 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 #656577?: The RGB value is 101, 101, 119: 101 red, 101 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656577?: The complementary color is #777765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656577?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.