What color is #657888?

#657888 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657888?

The RGB value is 101, 120, 136: 101 red, 120 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657888?

The complementary color is #887565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657888?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657888 color

#657888 rgb(101, 120, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657888 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 47.1% green and 53.3% blue (101, 120, 136).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#657888 color codes

HEX	`#657888`
RGB	`rgb(101, 120, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 47.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 12%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.47, -3.12, -11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.47, 11.46, 254.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.526, 17.977, 25.887)`
Decimal	`6649992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657888, 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 #657888	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657888 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #657888 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657888; }
.text { color: #657888; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657888; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 120 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657888, #656688); }

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Questions

What color is #657888?: #657888 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657888?: The RGB value is 101, 120, 136: 101 red, 120 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657888?: The complementary color is #887565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657888?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.