#656E59 Color

#656E59 is rgb(101, 110, 89) in RGB and hsl(86, 11%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#656E59

HEX#656E59

RGBrgb(101, 110, 89)

HSLhsl(86, 11%, 39%)

HSVhsv(86, 19%, 43%)

OKLCHoklch(52.4% 0.034 126.4)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 19%, 57%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #656E59 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #656E59 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#656E59 Complementary#62596E Analogous#6E6D59 Analogous#5A6E59 Triadic#59656E Triadic#6E5965

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #656E59, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7A856B #909B82 #A5AD99 #BBC2B3 #CFD4C9 #E6E8E3

Shades

#58604D #4B5242 #3E4436 #31362B #242820 #171914

Use #656E59 in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex