#656E8B Color

#656E8B is rgb(101, 110, 139) in RGB and hsl(226, 16%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#656E8B

HEX#656E8B

RGBrgb(101, 110, 139)

HSLhsl(226, 16%, 47%)

HSVhsv(226, 27%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(54.2% 0.047 271.3)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 21%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #656E8B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #656E8B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#656E8B Complementary#8B8265 Analogous#65818B Analogous#6F658B Triadic#8B656E Triadic#6E8B65

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #656E8B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#77809C #8F96AE #A3A9BD #B8BDCC #CDD0DB #E4E6EC

Shades

#586079 #4B5268 #3E4456 #2F3341 #22252F #15171E

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