What color is #656B76?

#656B76 is a gray, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656B76?

The RGB value is 101, 107, 118: 101 red, 107 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656B76?

The complementary color is #767065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656B76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656B76 color

#656B76 rgb(101, 107, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656B76 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42% green and 46.3% blue (101, 107, 118).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#656B76 color codes

HEX	`#656B76`
RGB	`rgb(101, 107, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 42%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 14%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.07, 0.17, -6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.07, 6.91, 271.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.894, 14.59, 19.22)`
Decimal	`6646646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656B76, 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 #656B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #656B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656b76; }
.text { color: #656b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 107 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656b76, #676576); }

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Questions

What color is #656B76?: #656B76 is a gray, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656B76?: The RGB value is 101, 107, 118: 101 red, 107 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656B76?: The complementary color is #767065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656B76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.