What color is #656C62?

#656C62 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656C62?

The RGB value is 101, 108, 98: 101 red, 108 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656C62?

The complementary color is #69626C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656C62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656C62 color

#656C62 rgb(101, 108, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656C62 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42.4% green and 38.4% blue (101, 108, 98).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#656C62 color codes

HEX	`#656C62`
RGB	`rgb(101, 108, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 42.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 9%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.76, -4.74, 4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.76, 6.66, 135.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.934, 14.374, 13.646)`
Decimal	`6646882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656C62, 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 #656C62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656C62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #656C62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656c62; }
.text { color: #656c62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656c62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 108 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656c62, #626c64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #656C62?: #656C62 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656C62?: The RGB value is 101, 108, 98: 101 red, 108 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656C62?: The complementary color is #69626C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656C62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.