What color is #657865?

#657865 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657865?

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

What is the complementary color of #657865?

The complementary color is #786578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657865?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657865 color

#657865 rgb(101, 120, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #657865 is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#657865 color codes

HEX	`#657865`
RGB	`rgb(101, 120, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 47.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 16%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.43, -10.99, 8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.43, 13.67, 143.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.432, 17.139, 14.857)`
Decimal	`6649957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657865, 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 #657865	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657865 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #657865 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657865; }
.text { color: #657865; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657865; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 120 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657865, #65786f); }

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Questions

What color is #657865?: #657865 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657865?: The RGB value is 101, 120, 101: 101 red, 120 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657865?: The complementary color is #786578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657865?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.