What color is #657462?

#657462 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657462?

The RGB value is 101, 116, 98: 101 red, 116 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657462?

The complementary color is #716274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657462?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657462 color

#657462 rgb(101, 116, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657462 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 45.5% green and 38.4% blue (101, 116, 98).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#657462 color codes

HEX	`#657462`
RGB	`rgb(101, 116, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 45.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 16%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 16%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.16, -9.33, 8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.16, 12.35, 139.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.816, 16.139, 13.94)`
Decimal	`6648930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657462, 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 #657462	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657462 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #657462 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657462; }
.text { color: #657462; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657462; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 116 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657462, #627468); }

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Questions

What color is #657462?: #657462 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657462?: The RGB value is 101, 116, 98: 101 red, 116 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657462?: The complementary color is #716274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657462?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.