What color is #656F86?

#656F86 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656F86?

The RGB value is 101, 111, 134: 101 red, 111 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656F86?

The complementary color is #867C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656F86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656F86 color

#656F86 rgb(101, 111, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #656F86 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 43.5% green and 52.5% blue (101, 111, 134).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#656F86 color codes

HEX	`#656F86`
RGB	`rgb(101, 111, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 43.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 17%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.79, 1.68, -13.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.79, 13.99, 276.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.353, 15.856, 24.801)`
Decimal	`6647686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656F86, 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 #656F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #656F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656f86; }
.text { color: #656f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 111 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656f86, #6b6586); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #656F86?: #656F86 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656F86?: The RGB value is 101, 111, 134: 101 red, 111 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656F86?: The complementary color is #867C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656F86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.