What color is #657478?

#657478 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 #657478?

The RGB value is 101, 116, 120: 101 red, 116 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657478?

The complementary color is #786965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657478?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657478 color

#657478 rgb(101, 116, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657478 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 45.5% green and 47.1% blue (101, 116, 120).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#657478 color codes

HEX	`#657478`
RGB	`rgb(101, 116, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 45.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.77, -4.66, -4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.77, 6.19, 221.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.002, 16.613, 20.182)`
Decimal	`6648952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657478, 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 #657478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #657478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657478; }
.text { color: #657478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 116 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657478, #656b78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #657478?: #657478 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 #657478?: The RGB value is 101, 116, 120: 101 red, 116 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657478?: The complementary color is #786965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657478?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.