What color is #657877?

#657877 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657877?

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

What is the complementary color of #657877?

The complementary color is #786566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657877?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657877 color

#657877 rgb(101, 120, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657877 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 177°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#657877 color codes

HEX	`#657877`
RGB	`rgb(101, 120, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 47.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 1%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.92, -7.18, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.92, 7.4, 194.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.412, 17.531, 20.021)`
Decimal	`6649975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657877, 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 #657877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	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 #657877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657877; }
.text { color: #657877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 120 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657877, #657078); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #657877?: #657877 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657877?: The RGB value is 101, 120, 119: 101 red, 120 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657877?: The complementary color is #786566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657877?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.