What color is #656F70?

#656F70 is a gray, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656F70?

The RGB value is 101, 111, 112: 101 red, 111 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656F70?

The complementary color is #706665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656F70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656F70 color

#656F70 rgb(101, 111, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656F70 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 43.5% green and 43.9% blue (101, 111, 112).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Batman (#656E72), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#656F70 color codes

HEX	`#656F70`
RGB	`rgb(101, 111, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 43.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 10%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.05, -3.55, -1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.05, 4, 207.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.975, 15.305, 17.544)`
Decimal	`6647664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656F70, 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 #656F70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656F70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #656F70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656f70; }
.text { color: #656f70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656f70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 111 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656f70, #656970); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #656F70?: #656F70 is a gray, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656F70?: The RGB value is 101, 111, 112: 101 red, 111 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656F70?: The complementary color is #706665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656F70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.