What color is #657460?

#657460 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657460?

The RGB value is 101, 116, 96: 101 red, 116 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657460?

The complementary color is #6F6074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657460?

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.

#657460 color

#657460 rgb(101, 116, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #657460 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 45.5% green and 37.6% blue (101, 116, 96).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#657460 color codes

HEX	`#657460`
RGB	`rgb(101, 116, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 45.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 17%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 17%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.11, -9.71, 9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.11, 13.38, 136.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.723, 16.102, 13.449)`
Decimal	`6648928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657460, 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 #657460	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657460 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 #657460 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657460; }
.text { color: #657460; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657460; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 116 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657460, #607465); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #657460?: #657460 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657460?: The RGB value is 101, 116, 96: 101 red, 116 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657460?: The complementary color is #6F6074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657460?: 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.