What color is #657F7A?

#657F7A is a grayish spring green known as Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Underwater World?

The RGB value is 101, 127, 122: 101 red, 127 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Underwater World?

The complementary color is #7F656A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657F7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Underwater World color: hex code #657F7A

#657F7A rgb(101, 127, 122)

Shades of gray

Underwater World has the hex code #657F7A. It is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 49.8% green and 47.8% blue (101, 127, 122).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 50% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

Underwater World (#657F7A) color codes

HEX	`#657F7A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 127, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 49.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 20%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 4%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.09, -10.46, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.09, 10.46, 182.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.468, 19.35, 21.276)`
Decimal	`6651770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Underwater World, 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 #657F7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#657F7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #657F7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657f7a; }
.text { color: #657f7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657f7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 127 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657f7a, #65777f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

See #657F7A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #657F7A?: #657F7A is a grayish spring green known as Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Underwater World?: The RGB value is 101, 127, 122: 101 red, 127 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Underwater World?: The complementary color is #7F656A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657F7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.