What color is #656A57?

#656A57 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656A57?

The RGB value is 101, 106, 87: 101 red, 106 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656A57?

The complementary color is #5C576A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656A57?

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.

#656A57 color

#656A57 rgb(101, 106, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656A57 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 41.6% green and 34.1% blue (101, 106, 87).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#656A57 color codes

HEX	`#656A57`
RGB	`rgb(101, 106, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 41.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 18%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 18%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.89, -5.65, 10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.89, 11.52, 119.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.241, 13.763, 11.027)`
Decimal	`6646359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656A57, 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 #656A57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656A57 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 #656A57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656a57; }
.text { color: #656a57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656a57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 106 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656a57, #5c6a57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #656A57?: #656A57 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656A57?: The RGB value is 101, 106, 87: 101 red, 106 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656A57?: The complementary color is #5C576A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656A57?: 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.