What color is #656C7F?

#656C7F 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 #656C7F?

The RGB value is 101, 108, 127: 101 red, 108 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656C7F?

The complementary color is #7F7865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656C7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656C7F color

#656C7F rgb(101, 108, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656C7F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42.4% green and 49.8% blue (101, 108, 127).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#656C7F color codes

HEX	`#656C7F`
RGB	`rgb(101, 108, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 42.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 20%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 15%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.67, 1.72, -11.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.67, 11.53, 278.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.559, 15.024, 22.207)`
Decimal	`6646911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656C7F, 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 #656C7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656C7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #656C7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656c7f; }
.text { color: #656c7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656c7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 108 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656c7f, #6b657f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #656C7F?: #656C7F 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 #656C7F?: The RGB value is 101, 108, 127: 101 red, 108 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656C7F?: The complementary color is #7F7865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656C7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.