What color is #657B6F?

#657B6F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657B6F?

The RGB value is 101, 123, 111: 101 red, 123 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657B6F?

The complementary color is #7B6571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657B6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657B6F color

#657B6F rgb(101, 123, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657B6F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 48.2% green and 43.5% blue (101, 123, 111).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#657B6F color codes

HEX	`#657B6F`
RGB	`rgb(101, 123, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 48.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 18%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 10%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.59, -10.63, 3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.59, 11.32, 159.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.318, 18.08, 17.719)`
Decimal	`6650735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657B6F, 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 #657B6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657B6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #657B6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657b6f; }
.text { color: #657b6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657b6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 123 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657b6f, #657b7a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #657B6F?: #657B6F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657B6F?: The RGB value is 101, 123, 111: 101 red, 123 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657B6F?: The complementary color is #7B6571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657B6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.