#656A72 Color

#656A72 is rgb(101, 106, 114) in RGB and hsl(217, 6%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#656A72

HEX#656A72

RGBrgb(101, 106, 114)

HSLhsl(217, 6%, 42%)

HSVhsv(217, 11%, 45%)

OKLCHoklch(52.3% 0.014 259.8)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 55%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #656A72 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #656A72 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#656A72 Complementary#726D65 Analogous#657072 Analogous#666572 Triadic#72656A Triadic#6A7265

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #656A72, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#787E87 #8D929A #A3A7AE #B9BCC1 #CED0D4 #E4E5E7

Shades

#595D64 #4A4E54 #3E4146 #303236 #242629 #161718

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