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#656D5B

#656d5b ≈ Feldgrau

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#656d5b 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, 42.75% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.51% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 86.67°, with 9% saturation and 39.22% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Feldgrau (#4d5d53), ΔE 7.82.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1446

Complementary

  1. #656d5b
  2. #635b6d

Split complementary

  1. #656d5b
  2. #5b5c6d
  3. #6c5b6d

Analogous

  1. #6d6c5b
  2. #656d5b
  3. #5c6d5b

Triadic

  1. #656d5b
  2. #5b656d
  3. #6d5b65

Tetradic

  1. #656d5b
  2. #5b6d63
  3. #635b6d
  4. #6d5b65

Square

  1. #656d5b
  2. #5b6d6c
  3. #635b6d
  4. #6d5b5c

Monochromatic

  1. #181a15
  2. #3e4338
  3. #656d5b
  4. #8b9580
  5. #b1b8a9

Shades

#656d5b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d5b
  2. #5b6252
  3. #515749
  4. #474c40
  5. #3d4137
  6. #33372e
  7. #282c24
  8. #1e211b
  9. #141612
  10. #0a0b09
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d5b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d5b
  2. #747c6b
  3. #848a7c
  4. #93998c
  5. #a3a79d
  6. #b2b6ad
  7. #c1c5bd
  8. #d1d3ce
  9. #e0e2de
  10. #f0f0ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d5b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d5b
  2. #686f5f
  3. #6a7162
  4. #6d7366
  5. #70756a
  6. #73776e
  7. #757871
  8. #787a75
  9. #7b7c79
  10. #7d7e7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686b64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f6a5a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6a5c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #666b68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b6b5a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a6b5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #666c63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d5b {
  color: #656d5b;
}
Background
.bg-656d5b {
  background-color: #656d5b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d5b {
  border: 2px solid #656d5b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d5b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 9% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d5b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d5b, #5c6d5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d5b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 91 / 0.35);
}

#4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 7.82 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.24 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.34 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.34 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 11.89 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 12.50 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 12.91 #9a92a4 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Feldgrau
#656d5b  rgb(101, 109, 91)  hsl(87, 9%, 39%)  Feldgrau
#635b6d  rgb(99, 91, 109)  hsl(267, 9%, 39%)  Old Lavender
#5b656d  rgb(91, 101, 109)  hsl(207, 9%, 39%)  Dim Gray
#6d5b65  rgb(109, 91, 101)  hsl(327, 9%, 39%)  Old Lavender