What color is #656C7C?

#656C7C 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 #656C7C?

The RGB value is 101, 108, 124: 101 red, 108 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656C7C?

The complementary color is #7C7565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656C7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656C7C color

#656C7C rgb(101, 108, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656C7C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42.4% green and 48.6% blue (101, 108, 124).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#656C7C color codes

HEX	`#656C7C`
RGB	`rgb(101, 108, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 42.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.56, 0.99, -9.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.56, 9.82, 275.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.367, 14.947, 21.193)`
Decimal	`6646908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656C7C, 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 #656C7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656C7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #656C7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656c7c; }
.text { color: #656c7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656c7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 108 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656c7c, #6a657c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #656C7C?: #656C7C 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 #656C7C?: The RGB value is 101, 108, 124: 101 red, 108 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656C7C?: The complementary color is #7C7565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656C7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.