What color is #657473?

#657473 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657473?

The RGB value is 101, 116, 115: 101 red, 116 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657473?

The complementary color is #746566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657473?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657473 color

#657473 rgb(101, 116, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657473 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 45.5% green and 45.1% blue (101, 116, 115).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#657473 color codes

HEX	`#657473`
RGB	`rgb(101, 116, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 45.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 13%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.62, -5.79, -1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.62, 5.94, 193.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.706, 16.495, 18.625)`
Decimal	`6648947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657473, 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 #657473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657473 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #657473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657473; }
.text { color: #657473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 116 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657473, #656e74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #657473?: #657473 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657473?: The RGB value is 101, 116, 115: 101 red, 116 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657473?: The complementary color is #746566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657473?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.