Close to Umber Brown
#656254
#656254 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Umber Brown. In RGB it’s made of 39.6% red, 38.4% green, and 32.9% blue. Its hue is 49°, with 9% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #656254.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
6.13:1 AABlack text on this color
3.43:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
6.13:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.43:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #656254 as they’d see it.
#656254 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #656254
What color is #656254?
#656254 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Umber Brown. In RGB it’s made of 39.6% red, 38.4% green, and 32.9% blue. Its hue is 49°, with 9% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #656254 in RGB?
#656254 is rgb(101, 98, 84): 101 red, 98 green, and 84 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #656254 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 3, 17, 60). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #656254?
PANTONE Warm Gray 11 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #656254?
Its complement #5E616F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.