What color is #657568?

#657568 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657568?

The RGB value is 101, 117, 104: 101 red, 117 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657568?

The complementary color is #756572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657568?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657568 color

#657568 rgb(101, 117, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657568 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 45.9% green and 40.8% blue (101, 117, 104).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#657568 color codes

HEX	`#657568`
RGB	`rgb(101, 117, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 45.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 14%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.61, -8.7, 5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.61, 10.13, 149.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.226, 16.489, 15.527)`
Decimal	`6649192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657568, 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 #657568	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657568 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #657568 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657568; }
.text { color: #657568; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657568; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 117 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657568, #657570); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #657568?: #657568 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657568?: The RGB value is 101, 117, 104: 101 red, 117 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657568?: The complementary color is #756572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657568?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.