What color is #657880?

#657880 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657880?

The RGB value is 101, 120, 128: 101 red, 120 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657880?

The complementary color is #806D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657880?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657880 color

#657880 rgb(101, 120, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657880 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 47.1% green and 50.2% blue (101, 120, 128).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#657880 color codes

HEX	`#657880`
RGB	`rgb(101, 120, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 47.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 21%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 6%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.2, -5.08, -6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.2, 8.41, 232.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.979, 17.758, 23.004)`
Decimal	`6649984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657880, 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 #657880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #657880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657880; }
.text { color: #657880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 120 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657880, #656a80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #657880?: #657880 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657880?: The RGB value is 101, 120, 128: 101 red, 120 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657880?: The complementary color is #806D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657880?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.