#656B81 Color

#656B81 is rgb(101, 107, 129) in RGB and hsl(227, 12%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#656B81

HEX#656B81

RGBrgb(101, 107, 129)

HSLhsl(227, 12%, 45%)

HSVhsv(227, 22%, 51%)

OKLCHoklch(53.1% 0.035 273.2)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 49%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #656B81 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #656B81 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#656B81 Complementary#817B65 Analogous#657981 Analogous#6D6581 Triadic#81656B Triadic#6B8165

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #656B81, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#797F96 #8D92A5 #A4A8B7 #B8BBC7 #CED1D9 #E2E4E9

Shades

#585D6F #4A4E5E #3D404D #31343F #24262E #16181D

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