What color is #657581?

#657581 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657581?

The RGB value is 101, 117, 129: 101 red, 117 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657581?

The complementary color is #817165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657581?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657581 color

#657581 rgb(101, 117, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657581 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 45.9% green and 50.6% blue (101, 117, 129).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#657581 color codes

HEX	`#657581`
RGB	`rgb(101, 117, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 45.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 9%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.35, -3.1, -8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.35, 9.11, 250.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.69, 17.074, 23.234)`
Decimal	`6649217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657581, 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 #657581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #657581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657581; }
.text { color: #657581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 117 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657581, #656781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #657581?: #657581 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657581?: The RGB value is 101, 117, 129: 101 red, 117 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657581?: The complementary color is #817165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657581?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.