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#656D5E closest to Knit Cardigan

#656D5E is a medium gray; the closest named color is Knit Cardigan. In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42.7% green and 36.9% blue (rgb(101, 109, 94)). Its HSL value is 92° hue, 7% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 57% black. #656D5E is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.38:1.

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Variations of #656D5E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#656D5E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#656D5E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #656D5E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6D6A5F
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6F6B5D
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6C6B5E
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6D6A5F
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6B6B5E
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #666C69
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #656C63
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6A6A6A
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #696B67

#656D5E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.38:1 Good#656D5E text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.90:1 Poor#656D5E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#656D5E in CSS

/* Knit Cardigan */
.color { color: #656D5E; }
.background { background-color: #656D5E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #656D5E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(101 109 94);
color: hsl(92 7% 40%);
color: oklch(0.523 0.025 130.3);

#656D5E FAQ

What color is #656D5E?

#656D5E is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #656D5E?

#656D5E is rgb(101, 109, 94) in RGB, hsl(92, 7%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 0%, 14%, 57%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #656D5E?

The complementary color of #656D5E is #665E6D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #656D5E?

White text has the best contrast on #656D5E: 5.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #656D5E a warm or cool color?

#656D5E is a neutral color.