What color is #657578?

#657578 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 #657578?

The RGB value is 101, 117, 120: 101 red, 117 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657578?

The complementary color is #786865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657578?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657578 color

#657578 rgb(101, 117, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657578 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 45.9% green and 47.1% blue (101, 117, 120).

Its hue angle is 189°, 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 4.81:1).

#657578 color codes

HEX	`#657578`
RGB	`rgb(101, 117, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 45.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.06, -5.23, -3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.06, 6.38, 214.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.117, 16.845, 20.221)`
Decimal	`6649208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657578, 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 #657578	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657578 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #657578 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657578; }
.text { color: #657578; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657578; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 117 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657578, #656c78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #657578?: #657578 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 #657578?: The RGB value is 101, 117, 120: 101 red, 117 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657578?: The complementary color is #786865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657578?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.