What color is #656962?

#656962 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656962?

The RGB value is 101, 105, 98: 101 red, 105 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656962?

The complementary color is #666269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656962?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656962 color

#656962 rgb(101, 105, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656962 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 41.2% green and 38.4% blue (101, 105, 98).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 3% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#656962 color codes

HEX	`#656962`
RGB	`rgb(101, 105, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 41.2%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 3%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 7%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.87, -2.98, 3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.87, 4.52, 131.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.623, 13.752, 13.542)`
Decimal	`6646114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656962, 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 #656962	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656962 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #656962 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656962; }
.text { color: #656962; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656962; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 105 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656962, #626963); }

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Questions

What color is #656962?: #656962 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656962?: The RGB value is 101, 105, 98: 101 red, 105 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656962?: The complementary color is #666269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656962?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.