What color is #657D82?

#657D82 is a grayish cyan known as Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Catfish?

The RGB value is 101, 125, 130: 101 red, 125 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Catfish?

The complementary color is #826A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657D82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Catfish color: hex code #657D82

#657D82 rgb(101, 125, 130)

Shades of gray

Catfish has the hex code #657D82. It is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 49% green and 51% blue (101, 125, 130).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

Catfish (#657D82) color codes

HEX	`#657D82`
RGB	`rgb(101, 125, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 49%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 4%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.74, -7.47, -5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.74, 9.33, 216.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.729, 19.045, 23.909)`
Decimal	`6651266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Catfish, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #657D82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#657D82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #657D82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657d82; }
.text { color: #657d82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657d82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 125 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657d82, #656e82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

See #657D82 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #657D82?: #657D82 is a grayish cyan known as Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Catfish?: The RGB value is 101, 125, 130: 101 red, 125 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Catfish?: The complementary color is #826A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657D82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.