Information about #656164 color

#656164 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#656164 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(101, 97, 100) — 39.6% red, 38% green, 39.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 0 / 60. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #656164 reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Storm Dust (#646463). Slightly further away sit Double Trojan (#656664) and Matakana (#685D63).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(101, 97, 100)), which gives #656164 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:60) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #656164 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#656164 color variations

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

#656164 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 #656164

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

Storm Dust color link
Storm Dust

#646463

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Triple Stack color link
Triple Stack

#656660

Chicane color link
Chicane

#686765

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Half Masala color link
Half Masala

#67635C

Carbon Gray color link
Carbon Gray

#625D5D

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#656164
  • RGB101, 97, 100
  • CMYK0, 2, 0, 60
  • CSSrgb(101, 97, 100)
  • HSL315°, 2%, 39%
  • HSL Precise315°, 2.02%, 38.824%
  • HSV315°, 4%, 40%
  • HSB315°, 4%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • GLSLvec3(0.396, 0.380, 0.392)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.396, 0.380, 0.392, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.396, 0.380, 0.392)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.2%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID656164
  • DECIMAL ID6644068
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01