What color is #657A74?

#657A74 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 #657A74?

The RGB value is 101, 122, 116: 101 red, 122 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657A74?

The complementary color is #7A656B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657A74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657A74 color

#657A74 rgb(101, 122, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657A74 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 47.8% green and 45.5% blue (101, 122, 116).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#657A74 color codes

HEX	`#657A74`
RGB	`rgb(101, 122, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 47.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 17%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.43, -8.99, 0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.43, 9.02, 175.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.478, 17.946, 19.168)`
Decimal	`6650484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657A74, 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 #657A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #657A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657a74; }
.text { color: #657a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 122 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657a74, #65767a); }

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Questions

What color is #657A74?: #657A74 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 #657A74?: The RGB value is 101, 122, 116: 101 red, 122 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657A74?: The complementary color is #7A656B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657A74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.