What color is #656A65?

#656A65 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656A65?

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

What is the complementary color of #656A65?

The complementary color is #6A656A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656A65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656A65 color

#656A65 rgb(101, 106, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656A65 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 2% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#656A65 color codes

HEX	`#656A65`
RGB	`rgb(101, 106, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 41.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 2%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.25, -2.96, 2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.25, 3.65, 144.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.869, 14.014, 14.336)`
Decimal	`6646373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656A65, 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 #656A65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656A65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #656A65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656a65; }
.text { color: #656a65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656a65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 106 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656a65, #656a68); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #656A65?: #656A65 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656A65?: The RGB value is 101, 106, 101: 101 red, 106 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656A65?: The complementary color is #6A656A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656A65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.