What color is #656D5A?

#656D5A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656D5A?

The RGB value is 101, 109, 90: 101 red, 109 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656D5A?

The complementary color is #625A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656D5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656D5A color

#656D5A rgb(101, 109, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656D5A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42.7% green and 35.3% blue (101, 109, 90).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#656D5A color codes

HEX	`#656D5A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 109, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 42.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 17%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 17%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.86, -6.84, 9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.86, 11.79, 125.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.681, 14.442, 11.79)`
Decimal	`6647130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656D5A, 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 #656D5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656D5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #656D5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656d5a; }
.text { color: #656d5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656d5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 109 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656d5a, #5c6d5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #656D5A?: #656D5A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656D5A?: The RGB value is 101, 109, 90: 101 red, 109 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656D5A?: The complementary color is #625A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656D5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.