ColorTool
Log in
#656E5B

#656e5b ≈ Feldgrau

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#656e5b is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 43.14% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.27% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 88.42°, with 9.45% saturation and 39.41% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Feldgrau (#4d5d53), ΔE 8.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#666666
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.1467

Complementary

  1. #656e5b
  2. #645b6e

Split complementary

  1. #656e5b
  2. #5b5b6e
  3. #6d5b6e

Analogous

  1. #6e6d5b
  2. #656e5b
  3. #5b6e5b

Triadic

  1. #656e5b
  2. #5b656e
  3. #6e5b65

Tetradic

  1. #656e5b
  2. #5b6e64
  3. #645b6e
  4. #6e5b65

Square

  1. #656e5b
  2. #5b6e6d
  3. #645b6e
  4. #6e5b5b

Monochromatic

  1. #181a16
  2. #3f4438
  3. #656e5b
  4. #8b9680
  5. #b1b8aa

Shades

#656e5b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656e5b
  2. #5b6352
  3. #515849
  4. #474d40
  5. #3d4237
  6. #33372e
  7. #282c24
  8. #1e211b
  9. #141612
  10. #0a0b09
  11. #000000

Tints

#656e5b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656e5b
  2. #747d6b
  3. #848b7c
  4. #939a8c
  5. #a3a89d
  6. #b2b7ad
  7. #c1c5bd
  8. #d1d4ce
  9. #e0e2de
  10. #f0f1ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656e5b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656e5b
  2. #68705f
  3. #6a7262
  4. #6d7366
  5. #70756a
  6. #73776e
  7. #757971
  8. #787b75
  9. #7b7c79
  10. #7d7e7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #696c65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706b5a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6b5c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #666c69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c6c5a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b6c5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #666d63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-656e5b {
  color: #656e5b;
}
Background
.bg-656e5b {
  background-color: #656e5b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656e5b {
  border: 2px solid #656e5b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656e5b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 110 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 9% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656e5b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656e5b, #5b6e5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656e5b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 110 91 / 0.35);
}

#4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 8.04 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.88 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.89 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.89 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 12.13 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 12.14 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 12.62 #9a91a4 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Feldgrau
#656e5b  rgb(101, 110, 91)  hsl(88, 9%, 39%)  Feldgrau
#645b6e  rgb(100, 91, 110)  hsl(268, 9%, 39%)  Old Lavender
#5b656e  rgb(91, 101, 110)  hsl(208, 9%, 39%)  Dim Gray
#6e5b65  rgb(110, 91, 101)  hsl(328, 9%, 39%)  Old Lavender