#656E81 Color

#656E81 is rgb(101, 110, 129) in RGB and hsl(221, 12%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#656E81

HEX#656E81

RGBrgb(101, 110, 129)

HSLhsl(221, 12%, 45%)

HSVhsv(221, 22%, 51%)

OKLCHoklch(53.8% 0.032 265.2)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 15%, 0%, 49%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #656E81 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #656E81 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#656E81 Complementary#817865 Analogous#657B81 Analogous#6A6581 Triadic#81656E Triadic#6E8165

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #656E81, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#798296 #8D95A5 #A4AAB7 #B8BCC7 #CED2D9 #E2E4E9

Shades

#585F6F #4A505E #3D424D #31363F #24272E #16181D

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