What color is #656B6A?

#656B6A is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656B6A?

The RGB value is 101, 107, 106: 101 red, 107 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656B6A?

The complementary color is #6B6566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656B6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656B6A color

#656B6A rgb(101, 107, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656B6A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42% green and 41.6% blue (101, 107, 106).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 3% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#656B6A color codes

HEX	`#656B6A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 107, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 42%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 3%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 6%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.69, -2.51, -0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.69, 2.52, 185.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.226, 14.323, 15.701)`
Decimal	`6646634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656B6A, 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 #656B6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656B6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #656B6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656b6a; }
.text { color: #656b6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656b6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 107 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656b6a, #65696b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #656B6A?: #656B6A is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656B6A?: The RGB value is 101, 107, 106: 101 red, 107 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656B6A?: The complementary color is #6B6566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656B6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.