What color is #657275?

#657275 is a gray, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657275?

The RGB value is 101, 114, 117: 101 red, 114 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657275?

The complementary color is #756865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657275?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657275 color

#657275 rgb(101, 114, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657275 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 44.7% green and 45.9% blue (101, 114, 117).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Batman (#656E72), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#657275 color codes

HEX	`#657275`
RGB	`rgb(101, 114, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 44.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 14%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.09, -4.18, -3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.09, 5.33, 218.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.594, 16.085, 19.162)`
Decimal	`6648437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657275, 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 #657275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #657275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657275; }
.text { color: #657275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 114 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657275, #656a75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #657275?: #657275 is a gray, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657275?: The RGB value is 101, 114, 117: 101 red, 114 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657275?: The complementary color is #756865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657275?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.