What color is #657972?

#657972 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657972?

The RGB value is 101, 121, 114: 101 red, 121 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657972?

The complementary color is #79656C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657972?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657972 color

#657972 rgb(101, 121, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657972 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 47.5% green and 44.7% blue (101, 121, 114).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#657972 color codes

HEX	`#657972`
RGB	`rgb(101, 121, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 47.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 6%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.08, -8.86, 1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.08, 8.97, 171.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.241, 17.656, 18.521)`
Decimal	`6650226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657972, 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 #657972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #657972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657972; }
.text { color: #657972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 121 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657972, #657679); }

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Questions

What color is #657972?: #657972 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657972?: The RGB value is 101, 121, 114: 101 red, 121 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657972?: The complementary color is #79656C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657972?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.