#656B8B Color

#656B8B is rgb(101, 107, 139) in RGB and hsl(231, 16%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#656B8B

HEX#656B8B

RGBrgb(101, 107, 139)

HSLhsl(231, 16%, 47%)

HSVhsv(231, 27%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(53.5% 0.051 276.3)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 23%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #656B8B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #656B8B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#656B8B Complementary#8B8565 Analogous#657E8B Analogous#72658B Triadic#8B656A Triadic#6A8B65

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #656B8B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#777D9C #8F93AE #A3A7BD #B8BBCC #CDCFDB #E4E5EC

Shades

#585D79 #4B4F68 #3E4256 #2F3241 #22242F #15171E

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