What color is #656F67?

#656F67 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656F67?

The RGB value is 101, 111, 103: 101 red, 111 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656F67?

The complementary color is #6F656D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656F67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656F67 color

#656F67 rgb(101, 111, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656F67 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 43.5% green and 40.4% blue (101, 111, 103).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#656F67 color codes

HEX	`#656F67`
RGB	`rgb(101, 111, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 43.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 9%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.79, -5.47, 3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.79, 6.32, 149.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.499, 15.115, 15.036)`
Decimal	`6647655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656F67, 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 #656F67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656F67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #656F67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656f67; }
.text { color: #656f67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656f67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 111 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656f67, #656f6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #656F67?: #656F67 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656F67?: The RGB value is 101, 111, 103: 101 red, 111 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656F67?: The complementary color is #6F656D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656F67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.