What color is #656658?

#656658 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656658?

The RGB value is 101, 102, 88: 101 red, 102 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656658?

The complementary color is #595866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656658?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656658 color

#656658 rgb(101, 102, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656658 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 40% green and 34.5% blue (101, 102, 88).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#656658 color codes

HEX	`#656658`
RGB	`rgb(101, 102, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 40%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 14%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.72, -3.13, 7.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.72, 8.4, 111.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.879, 12.974, 11.109)`
Decimal	`6645336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656658, 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 #656658	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656658 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #656658 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656658; }
.text { color: #656658; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656658; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 102 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656658, #5e6658); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #656658?: #656658 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656658?: The RGB value is 101, 102, 88: 101 red, 102 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656658?: The complementary color is #595866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656658?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.