What color is #656786?

#656786 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656786?

The RGB value is 101, 103, 134: 101 red, 103 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656786?

The complementary color is #868465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656786?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656786 color

#656786 rgb(101, 103, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #656786 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 40.4% green and 52.5% blue (101, 103, 134).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#656786 color codes

HEX	`#656786`
RGB	`rgb(101, 103, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 40.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 23%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.5, 6.5, -17.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.5, 18.55, 290.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.519, 14.188, 24.523)`
Decimal	`6645638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656786, 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 #656786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #656786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656786; }
.text { color: #656786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 103 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656786, #746586); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #656786?: #656786 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656786?: The RGB value is 101, 103, 134: 101 red, 103 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656786?: The complementary color is #868465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656786?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.