#656E70
Gray · medium neutral
About #656E70
#656E70 is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 43% green and 44% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Gray (ΔE 8.7); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #706765 — a gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #656E70 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.23:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.23:1).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #656E70
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #656E70 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #656E70?
#656E70 is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 43% green and 44% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #656E70?
Use white text. White on #656E70 has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #656E70?
Its complementary colour is #706765, and analogous partners are #65706C and #656970.