What color is #656D6B?

#656D6B is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656D6B?

The RGB value is 101, 109, 107: 101 red, 109 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656D6B?

The complementary color is #6D6567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656D6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656D6B color

#656D6B rgb(101, 109, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656D6B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42.7% green and 42% blue (101, 109, 107).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 4% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#656D6B color codes

HEX	`#656D6B`
RGB	`rgb(101, 109, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 42.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 4%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 7%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.31, -3.47, 0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.31, 3.47, 178.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.489, 14.765, 16.046)`
Decimal	`6647147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656D6B, 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 #656D6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656D6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #656D6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656d6b; }
.text { color: #656d6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656d6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 109 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656d6b, #656b6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #656D6B?: #656D6B is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656D6B?: The RGB value is 101, 109, 107: 101 red, 109 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656D6B?: The complementary color is #6D6567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656D6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.