What color is #657268?

#657268 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657268?

The RGB value is 101, 114, 104: 101 red, 114 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657268?

The complementary color is #72656F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657268?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657268 color

#657268 rgb(101, 114, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657268 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 44.7% green and 40.8% blue (101, 114, 104).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#657268 color codes

HEX	`#657268`
RGB	`rgb(101, 114, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 44.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 11%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 9%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.71, -6.99, 3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.71, 8, 150.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.882, 15.801, 15.412)`
Decimal	`6648424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657268, 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 #657268	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657268 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	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 #657268 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657268; }
.text { color: #657268; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657268; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 114 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657268, #65726f); }

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Questions

What color is #657268?: #657268 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657268?: The RGB value is 101, 114, 104: 101 red, 114 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657268?: The complementary color is #72656F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657268?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.