#656A81 Color

#656A81 is rgb(101, 106, 129) in RGB and hsl(229, 12%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#656A81

HEX#656A81

RGBrgb(101, 106, 129)

HSLhsl(229, 12%, 45%)

HSVhsv(229, 22%, 51%)

OKLCHoklch(52.8% 0.037 275.5)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 18%, 0%, 49%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #656A81 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.34:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #656A81 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#656A81 Complementary#817B65 Analogous#657881 Analogous#6E6581 Triadic#81656A Triadic#6A8165

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #656A81, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#797E96 #8D91A5 #A4A7B7 #B8BAC7 #CED0D9 #E2E4E9

Shades

#585C6F #4A4E5E #3D404D #31343F #24262E #16181D

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