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#656D7B closest to Ashen Whisper

#656D7B is a medium gray; the closest named color is Ashen Whisper. In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42.7% green and 48.2% blue (rgb(101, 109, 123)). Its HSL value is 218° hue, 10% saturation and 44% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black. #656D7B is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.22:1.

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Variations of #656D7B

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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#656D7B 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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#656D7B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #656D7B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #676C7B
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #696E7C
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #686D7B
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #676C7B
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #666C7B
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #607071
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #636E77
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6C6C6C
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6B6D70

#656D7B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.22:1 Good#656D7B text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.03:1 Poor#656D7B text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#656D7B in CSS

/* Ashen Whisper */
.color { color: #656D7B; }
.background { background-color: #656D7B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #656D7B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(101 109 123);
color: hsl(218 10% 44%);
color: oklch(0.533 0.024 261.7);

#656D7B FAQ

What color is #656D7B?

#656D7B is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #656D7B?

#656D7B is rgb(101, 109, 123) in RGB, hsl(218, 10%, 44%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 11%, 0%, 52%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #656D7B?

The complementary color of #656D7B is #7B7365, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #656D7B?

White text has the best contrast on #656D7B: 5.22:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #656D7B a warm or cool color?

#656D7B is a neutral color.