What color is #656A5F?

#656A5F is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656A5F?

The RGB value is 101, 106, 95: 101 red, 106 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656A5F?

The complementary color is #645F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656A5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656A5F color

#656A5F rgb(101, 106, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656A5F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 41.6% green and 37.3% blue (101, 106, 95).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 5% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#656A5F color codes

HEX	`#656A5F`
RGB	`rgb(101, 106, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 41.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 5%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 10%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 10%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.09, -4.16, 5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.09, 6.91, 127.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.586, 13.901, 12.844)`
Decimal	`6646367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656A5F, 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 #656A5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656A5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #656A5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656a5f; }
.text { color: #656a5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656a5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 106 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656a5f, #606a5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #656A5F?: #656A5F is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656A5F?: The RGB value is 101, 106, 95: 101 red, 106 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656A5F?: The complementary color is #645F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656A5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.