What color is #657377?

#657377 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657377?

The RGB value is 101, 115, 119: 101 red, 115 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657377?

The complementary color is #776965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657377?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657377 color

#657377 rgb(101, 115, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657377 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 45.1% green and 46.7% blue (101, 115, 119).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#657377 color codes

HEX	`#657377`
RGB	`rgb(101, 115, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 45.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.44, -4.31, -3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.44, 5.86, 222.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.827, 16.36, 19.826)`
Decimal	`6648695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657377, 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 #657377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #657377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657377; }
.text { color: #657377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 115 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657377, #656a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #657377?: #657377 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657377?: The RGB value is 101, 115, 119: 101 red, 115 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657377?: The complementary color is #776965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657377?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.