Information about #656B65 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#656B65 falls into the Green Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(101, 107, 101) — 39.6% red, 42% green, 39.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 2 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #656B65 reads as a softly muted neutral grey and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Granite Gray (#676767). Slightly further away sit Chicane (#686765) and Double Trojan (#656664).

The recipe behind #656B65 is rgb(101, 107, 101), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #656B65: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#656B65 color variations

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#656B65 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #656B65

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Chicane color link
Chicane

#686765

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Corduroy color link
Corduroy

#606E68

Triple Stack color link
Triple Stack

#656660

Storm Dust color link
Storm Dust

#646463

Double Tapa color link
Double Tapa

#6A6A5F

Traffic color link
Traffic

#6C6D68

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#656B65
  • RGB101, 107, 101
  • CMYK2, 0, 2, 58
  • HSL120°, 3%, 41%
  • HSL Precise120°, 2.885%, 40.784%
  • HSV120°, 6%, 42%
  • HSB120°, 6%, 42%
  • HEX ID656B65
  • DECIMAL ID6646629
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.6%
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