What color is #657875?

#657875 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657875?

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

What is the complementary color of #657875?

The complementary color is #786568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657875?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657875 color

#657875 rgb(101, 120, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657875 is a grayish spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 171°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#657875 color codes

HEX	`#657875`
RGB	`rgb(101, 120, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 47.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.86, -7.63, -0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.86, 7.67, 185.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.293, 17.484, 19.395)`
Decimal	`6649973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657875, 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 #657875	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657875 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #657875 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657875; }
.text { color: #657875; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657875; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 120 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657875, #657278); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #657875?: #657875 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657875?: The RGB value is 101, 120, 117: 101 red, 120 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657875?: The complementary color is #786568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657875?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.