What color is #656E60?

#656E60 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656E60?

The RGB value is 101, 110, 96: 101 red, 110 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656E60?

The complementary color is #69606E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656E60?

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.

#656E60 color

#656E60 rgb(101, 110, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656E60 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 43.1% green and 37.6% blue (101, 110, 96).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#656E60 color codes

HEX	`#656E60`
RGB	`rgb(101, 110, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 43.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 13%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 13%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.31, -6.29, 6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.31, 9.16, 133.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.054, 14.763, 13.226)`
Decimal	`6647392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656E60, 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 #656E60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656E60 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 #656E60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656e60; }
.text { color: #656e60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656e60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 110 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656e60, #606e62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #656E60?: #656E60 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656E60?: The RGB value is 101, 110, 96: 101 red, 110 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656E60?: The complementary color is #69606E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656E60?: 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.