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#656D66 closest to Armoury

#656D66 is a medium gray; the closest named color is Armoury. In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42.7% green and 40.0% blue (rgb(101, 109, 102)). Its HSL value is 128° hue, 4% saturation and 41% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 57% black. #656D66 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.34:1.

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Variations of #656D66

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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#656D66 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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#656D66 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #656D66 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6C6B66
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6D6B66
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6B6C66
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6C6B66
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6A6B66
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #646D6B
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #656D68
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6B6B6B
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #696B6A

#656D66 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.34:1 Good#656D66 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.93:1 Poor#656D66 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#656D66 in CSS

/* Armoury */
.color { color: #656D66; }
.background { background-color: #656D66; }
.border { border: 1px solid #656D66; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(101 109 102);
color: hsl(128 4% 41%);
color: oklch(0.526 0.015 149.1);

#656D66 FAQ

What color is #656D66?

#656D66 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Armoury. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #656D66?

#656D66 is rgb(101, 109, 102) in RGB, hsl(128, 4%, 41%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 57%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #656D66?

The complementary color of #656D66 is #6D656C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #656D66?

White text has the best contrast on #656D66: 5.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #656D66 a warm or cool color?

#656D66 is a neutral color.