What color is #656A72?

#656A72 is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656A72?

The RGB value is 101, 106, 114: 101 red, 106 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656A72?

The complementary color is #726D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656A72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656A72 color

#656A72 rgb(101, 106, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656A72 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 41.6% green and 44.7% blue (101, 106, 114).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#656A72 color codes

HEX	`#656A72`
RGB	`rgb(101, 106, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 41.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 11%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.65, -0.16, -5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.65, 5.13, 268.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.557, 14.29, 17.96)`
Decimal	`6646386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656A72, 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 #656A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #656A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656a72; }
.text { color: #656a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 106 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656a72, #666572); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #656A72?: #656A72 is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656A72?: The RGB value is 101, 106, 114: 101 red, 106 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656A72?: The complementary color is #726D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656A72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.