What color is #656D6C?

#656D6C 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 #656D6C?

The RGB value is 101, 109, 108: 101 red, 109 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656D6C?

The complementary color is #6D6566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656D6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656D6C color

#656D6C rgb(101, 109, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656D6C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42.7% green and 42.4% blue (101, 109, 108).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 4% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#656D6C color codes

HEX	`#656D6C`
RGB	`rgb(101, 109, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 42.7%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 4%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 7%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.34, -3.25, -0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.34, 3.29, 188.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.542, 14.787, 16.325)`
Decimal	`6647148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656D6C, 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 #656D6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656D6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #656D6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656d6c; }
.text { color: #656d6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656d6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 109 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656d6c, #656a6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #656D6C?: #656D6C 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 #656D6C?: The RGB value is 101, 109, 108: 101 red, 109 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656D6C?: The complementary color is #6D6566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656D6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.