What color is #656E88?

#656E88 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656E88?

The RGB value is 101, 110, 136: 101 red, 110 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656E88?

The complementary color is #887F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656E88?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656E88 color

#656E88 rgb(101, 110, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #656E88 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 43.1% green and 53.3% blue (101, 110, 136).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#656E88 color codes

HEX	`#656E88`
RGB	`rgb(101, 110, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 43.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.57, 2.79, -15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.57, 15.66, 280.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.386, 15.696, 25.507)`
Decimal	`6647432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656E88, 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 #656E88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656E88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #656E88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656e88; }
.text { color: #656e88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656e88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 110 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656e88, #6e6588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #656E88?: #656E88 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656E88?: The RGB value is 101, 110, 136: 101 red, 110 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656E88?: The complementary color is #887F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656E88?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.