#656D74
Slate Gray · medium neutral
About #656D74
#656D74 is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 43% green and 45% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Slate Gray (ΔE 9.2); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #746C65 — a gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #656D74 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.26:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.26:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #656D74?
#656D74 is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 43% green and 45% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #656D74?
Use white text. White on #656D74 has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #656D74?
Its complementary colour is #746C65, and analogous partners are #657474 and #656674.