Information about #656467 color

#656467 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#656467 falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(101, 100, 103) — 39.6% red, 39.2% green, 40.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 1 / 0 / 60. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#656467 is a softly muted balanced grey tone that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Double Trojan (#656664). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Granite Gray (#676767) and Storm Dust (#646463).

In RGB terms — rgb(101, 100, 103) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #656467: 5.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:60) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #656467 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#656467 color variations

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

#656467 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 #656467

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

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Storm Dust color link
Storm Dust

#646463

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Chicane color link
Chicane

#686765

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Triple Stack color link
Triple Stack

#656660

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#656467
  • RGB101, 100, 103
  • CMYK1, 1, 0, 60
  • CSSrgb(101, 100, 103)
  • HSL260°, 1%, 40%
  • HSL Precise260°, 1.478%, 39.804%
  • HSV260°, 3%, 40%
  • HSB260°, 3%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.404
  • GLSLvec3(0.396, 0.392, 0.404)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.396, 0.392, 0.404, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.396, 0.392, 0.404)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40.4%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID656467
  • DECIMAL ID6644839
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01