Information about #656E63 color

#656E63 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #656E63 is classified in the Register under the Green Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(101, 110, 99) — 39.6% red, 43.1% green, 38.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 4 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #656E63 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Port Phillip (#647464). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Emma's Green Eyes (#677460) and Corduroy (#606E68).

In RGB terms — rgb(101, 110, 99) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #656E63 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#656E63 color variations

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

#656E63 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#656E63 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#656E63 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#656E63 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#656E63 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
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#6C636E
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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
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#6E636A
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#67636E
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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
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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
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#63656E
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#6E6365
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#636E6C
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#6E6365
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#636A6E
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#6C636E
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#6E6763
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Nearest named colors to #656E63

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

Port Phillip color link
Port Phillip

#647464

Emma's Green Eyes color link
Emma's Green Eyes

#677460

Corduroy color link
Corduroy

#606E68

Double Tapa color link
Double Tapa

#6A6A5F

Chicane color link
Chicane

#686765

Double Trojan color link
Double Trojan

#656664

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Triple Stack color link
Triple Stack

#656660

Traffic color link
Traffic

#6C6D68

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Storm Dust color link
Storm Dust

#646463

Climate color link
Climate

#6E6D5E

#656E63 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#656E63
  • RGB101, 110, 99
  • CMYK4, 0, 4, 57
  • CSSrgb(101, 110, 99)
  • HSL109°, 5%, 41%
  • HSL Precise109.091°, 5.263%, 40.98%
  • HSV109°, 10%, 43%
  • HSB109°, 10%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.388
  • GLSLvec3(0.396, 0.431, 0.388)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.396, 0.431, 0.388, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.396, 0.431, 0.388)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID656E63
  • DECIMAL ID6647395
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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