Information about #655956 color

#655956 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #655956 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(101, 89, 86) — 39.6% red, 34.9% green, 33.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 6 / 60. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued grey, #655956 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Italian Leather (#635A52). Nearby in the Register you will also find Triple Stonehenge (#665C52) and Wenge (#645452).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(101, 89, 86)), which gives #655956 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:60) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #655956 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#655956 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#655956 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #655956

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Wenge color link
Wenge

#645452

Talisman color link
Talisman

#655D50

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Pure Pewter color link
Pure Pewter

#666156

Minx color link
Minx

#68535B

Carbon Gray color link
Carbon Gray

#625D5D

Smokey Ash color link
Smokey Ash

#5D5952

Kabul color link
Kabul

#6C5E53

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#655956
  • RGB101, 89, 86
  • CMYK0, 5, 6, 60
  • CSSrgb(101, 89, 86)
  • HSL12°, 8%, 37%
  • HSL Precise12°, 8.021%, 36.667%
  • HSV12°, 15%, 40%
  • HSB12°, 15%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.396, 0.349, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.396, 0.349, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.396, 0.349, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID655956
  • DECIMAL ID6642006
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01