What color is #656F73?

#656F73 is a gray, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656F73?

The RGB value is 101, 111, 115: 101 red, 111 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656F73?

The complementary color is #736965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656F73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656F73 color

#656F73 rgb(101, 111, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656F73 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 43.5% green and 45.1% blue (101, 111, 115).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Batman (#656E72), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#656F73 color codes

HEX	`#656F73`
RGB	`rgb(101, 111, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 43.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 12%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.14, -2.88, -3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.14, 4.54, 230.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.145, 15.373, 18.438)`
Decimal	`6647667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656F73, 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 #656F73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656F73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #656F73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656f73; }
.text { color: #656f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656f73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 111 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656f73, #656873); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #656F73?: #656F73 is a gray, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656F73?: The RGB value is 101, 111, 115: 101 red, 111 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656F73?: The complementary color is #736965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656F73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.