What color is #656B78?

#656B78 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656B78?

The RGB value is 101, 107, 120: 101 red, 107 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656B78?

The complementary color is #787265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656B78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656B78 color

#656B78 rgb(101, 107, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656B78 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42% green and 47.1% blue (101, 107, 120).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#656B78 color codes

HEX	`#656B78`
RGB	`rgb(101, 107, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 42%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.13, 0.64, -8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.13, 8.03, 274.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.014, 14.638, 19.853)`
Decimal	`6646648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656B78, 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 #656B78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656B78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #656B78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656b78; }
.text { color: #656b78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656b78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 107 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656b78, #696578); }

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Questions

What color is #656B78?: #656B78 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656B78?: The RGB value is 101, 107, 120: 101 red, 107 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656B78?: The complementary color is #787265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656B78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.