#656959 Color

#656959 is rgb(101, 105, 89) in RGB and hsl(75, 8%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#656959

HEX#656959

RGBrgb(101, 105, 89)

HSLhsl(75, 8%, 38%)

HSVhsv(75, 15%, 41%)

OKLCHoklch(51.2% 0.025 118.7)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 59%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #656959 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #656959 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#656959 Complementary#5D5969 Analogous#696559 Analogous#5D6959 Triadic#596569 Triadic#695965

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #656959, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7D816E #919583 #A7AB9C #BABDB2 #D0D2CB #E4E5E1

Shades

#585B4D #4A4D42 #3D3F36 #32342D #252721 #181915

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