#656D7A
Slate Gray · medium cool gray
About #656D7A
#656D7A is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 43% green and 48% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Slate Gray (ΔE 7.7); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #7A7265 — a gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #656D7A for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.22:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.22:1).
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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 #656D7A?
#656D7A is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 43% green and 48% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #656D7A?
Use white text. White on #656D7A has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #656D7A?
Its complementary colour is #7A7265, and analogous partners are #65787A and #67657A.