#656E79
Slate Gray · medium neutral
About #656E79
#656E79 is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 43% green and 47% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
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 #797065 — a gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #656E79 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.17:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.17:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #656E79
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #656E79?
#656E79 is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 43% green and 47% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #656E79?
Use white text. White on #656E79 has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #656E79?
Its complementary colour is #797065, and analogous partners are #657879 and #666579.