What color is #657474?

#657474 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 #657474?

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

What is the complementary color of #657474?

The complementary color is #746565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657474?

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.

#657474 color

#657474 rgb(101, 116, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657474 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#657474 color codes

HEX	`#657474`
RGB	`rgb(101, 116, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 45.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 13%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.65, -5.56, -1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.65, 5.88, 198.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.764, 16.518, 18.93)`
Decimal	`6648948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657474, 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 #657474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657474 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 #657474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657474; }
.text { color: #657474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 116 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657474, #656d74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #657474?: #657474 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 #657474?: The RGB value is 101, 116, 116: 101 red, 116 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657474?: The complementary color is #746565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657474?: 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.