What color is #656B72?

#656B72 is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656B72?

The RGB value is 101, 107, 114: 101 red, 107 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656B72?

The complementary color is #726C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656B72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656B72 color

#656B72 rgb(101, 107, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656B72 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42% green and 44.7% blue (101, 107, 114).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Beautiful Darkness (#686D70), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#656B72 color codes

HEX	`#656B72`
RGB	`rgb(101, 107, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 42%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 11%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.94, -0.75, -4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.94, 4.75, 260.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.661, 14.497, 17.995)`
Decimal	`6646642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656B72, 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 #656B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #656B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656b72; }
.text { color: #656b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 107 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656b72, #656572); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #656B72?: #656B72 is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656B72?: The RGB value is 101, 107, 114: 101 red, 107 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656B72?: The complementary color is #726C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656B72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.