What color is #657778?

#657778 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 #657778?

The RGB value is 101, 119, 120: 101 red, 119 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657778?

The complementary color is #786665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657778?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657778 color

#657778 rgb(101, 119, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657778 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 46.7% green and 47.1% blue (101, 119, 120).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#657778 color codes

HEX	`#657778`
RGB	`rgb(101, 119, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 46.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.66, -6.38, -2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.66, 6.96, 203.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.353, 17.316, 20.299)`
Decimal	`6649720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657778, 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 #657778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #657778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657778; }
.text { color: #657778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 119 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657778, #656e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #657778?: #657778 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 #657778?: The RGB value is 101, 119, 120: 101 red, 119 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657778?: The complementary color is #786665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657778?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.