What color is #656652?

#656652 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656652?

The RGB value is 101, 102, 82: 101 red, 102 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656652?

The complementary color is #535266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656652?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656652 color

#656652 rgb(101, 102, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656652 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 40% green and 32.2% blue (101, 102, 82).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 11% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#656652 color codes

HEX	`#656652`
RGB	`rgb(101, 102, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 40%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 11%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 20%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 20%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.58, -4.19, 11.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.58, 11.97, 110.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.641, 12.879, 9.854)`
Decimal	`6645330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656652, 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 #656652	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656652 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #656652 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656652; }
.text { color: #656652; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656652; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 102 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656652, #5b6652); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #656652?: #656652 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656652?: The RGB value is 101, 102, 82: 101 red, 102 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656652?: The complementary color is #535266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656652?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.