What color is #656D67?

#656D67 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656D67?

The RGB value is 101, 109, 103: 101 red, 109 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656D67?

The complementary color is #6D656B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656D67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656D67 color

#656D67 rgb(101, 109, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656D67 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42.7% green and 40.4% blue (101, 109, 103).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 4% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#656D67 color codes

HEX	`#656D67`
RGB	`rgb(101, 109, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 42.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 4%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 7%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.2, -4.31, 2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.2, 4.88, 151.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.283, 14.683, 14.964)`
Decimal	`6647143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656D67, 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 #656D67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656D67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #656D67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656d67; }
.text { color: #656d67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656d67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 109 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656d67, #656d6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #656D67?: #656D67 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656D67?: The RGB value is 101, 109, 103: 101 red, 109 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656D67?: The complementary color is #6D656B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656D67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.