What color is #656C68?

#656C68 is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656C68?

The RGB value is 101, 108, 104: 101 red, 108 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656C68?

The complementary color is #6C6569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656C68?

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.

#656C68 color

#656C68 rgb(101, 108, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656C68 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42.4% green and 40.8% blue (101, 108, 104).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 3% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#656C68 color codes

HEX	`#656C68`
RGB	`rgb(101, 108, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 42.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 3%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 6%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.93, -3.52, 1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.93, 3.75, 159.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.228, 14.491, 15.194)`
Decimal	`6646888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656C68, 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 #656C68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656C68 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 #656C68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656c68; }
.text { color: #656c68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656c68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 108 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656c68, #656c6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #656C68?: #656C68 is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656C68?: The RGB value is 101, 108, 104: 101 red, 108 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656C68?: The complementary color is #6C6569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656C68?: 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.