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#656D80

#656d80 ≈ Slate Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#656d80 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 42.75% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.09% cyan, 14.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 222.22°, with 11.79% saturation and 44.9% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 8.22.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1526

Complementary

  1. #656d80
  2. #807865

Split complementary

  1. #656d80
  2. #806a65
  3. #7a8065

Analogous

  1. #657a80
  2. #656d80
  3. #6a6580

Triadic

  1. #656d80
  2. #80656d
  3. #6d8065

Tetradic

  1. #656d80
  2. #786580
  3. #807865
  4. #6d8065

Square

  1. #656d80
  2. #80657a
  3. #807865
  4. #65806a

Monochromatic

  1. #22242a
  2. #434955
  3. #656d80
  4. #8d94a5
  5. #b7bcc7

Shades

#656d80 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d80
  2. #5b6273
  3. #515766
  4. #474c5a
  5. #3d414d
  6. #333740
  7. #282c33
  8. #1e2126
  9. #14161a
  10. #0a0b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d80 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d80
  2. #747c8d
  3. #848a99
  4. #9399a6
  5. #a3a7b3
  6. #b2b6c0
  7. #c1c5cc
  8. #d1d3d9
  9. #e0e2e6
  10. #f0f0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d80 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d80
  2. #686f80
  3. #6a7180
  4. #6d7380
  5. #707580
  6. #737780
  7. #757880
  8. #787a80
  9. #7b7c80
  10. #7d7e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a6d75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #676e81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #656c80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e7173 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #666e81 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #656c80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #616f79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d80 {
  color: #656d80;
}
Background
.bg-656d80 {
  background-color: #656d80;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d80 {
  border: 2px solid #656d80;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d80;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 12% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d80 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d80, #6a6580);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d80 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 128 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.22 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.22 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.38 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.38 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.05 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.93 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.93 #9a927f Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#656d80  rgb(101, 109, 128)  hsl(222, 12%, 45%)  Slate Gray
#807865  rgb(128, 120, 101)  hsl(42, 12%, 45%)  Battleship Gray
#80656d  rgb(128, 101, 109)  hsl(342, 12%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#6d8065  rgb(109, 128, 101)  hsl(102, 12%, 45%)  Xanadu