What color is #656B79?

#656B79 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 #656B79?

The RGB value is 101, 107, 121: 101 red, 107 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656B79?

The complementary color is #797365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656B79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656B79 color

#656B79 rgb(101, 107, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656B79 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42% green and 47.5% blue (101, 107, 121).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#656B79 color codes

HEX	`#656B79`
RGB	`rgb(101, 107, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 42%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.17, 0.87, -8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.17, 8.6, 275.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.075, 14.662, 20.174)`
Decimal	`6646649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656B79, 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 #656B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #656B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656b79; }
.text { color: #656b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 107 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656b79, #696579); }

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Questions

What color is #656B79?: #656B79 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 #656B79?: The RGB value is 101, 107, 121: 101 red, 107 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656B79?: The complementary color is #797365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656B79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.