What color is #657679?

#657679 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 #657679?

The RGB value is 101, 118, 121: 101 red, 118 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657679?

The complementary color is #796865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657679?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657679 color

#657679 rgb(101, 118, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657679 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 46.3% green and 47.5% blue (101, 118, 121).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#657679 color codes

HEX	`#657679`
RGB	`rgb(101, 118, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 46.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 2%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.39, -5.58, -3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.39, 6.73, 213.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.296, 17.104, 20.581)`
Decimal	`6649465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657679, 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 #657679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #657679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657679; }
.text { color: #657679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 118 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657679, #656c79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #657679?: #657679 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 #657679?: The RGB value is 101, 118, 121: 101 red, 118 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657679?: The complementary color is #796865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657679?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.