What color is #656C82?

#656C82 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656C82?

The RGB value is 101, 108, 130: 101 red, 108 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656C82?

The complementary color is #827B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656C82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656C82 color

#656C82 rgb(101, 108, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #656C82 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42.4% green and 51% blue (101, 108, 130).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#656C82 color codes

HEX	`#656C82`
RGB	`rgb(101, 108, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 42.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.78, 2.47, -13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.78, 13.27, 280.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.758, 15.103, 23.252)`
Decimal	`6646914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656C82, 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 #656C82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656C82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #656C82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656c82; }
.text { color: #656c82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656c82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 108 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656c82, #6c6582); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #656C82?: #656C82 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656C82?: The RGB value is 101, 108, 130: 101 red, 108 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656C82?: The complementary color is #827B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656C82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.