What color is #657B73?

#657B73 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 #657B73?

The RGB value is 101, 123, 115: 101 red, 123 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657B73?

The complementary color is #7B656D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657B73?

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

#657B73 color

#657B73 rgb(101, 123, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657B73 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 48.2% green and 45.1% blue (101, 123, 115).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#657B73 color codes

HEX	`#657B73`
RGB	`rgb(101, 123, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 48.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 18%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 7%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.7, -9.77, 1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.7, 9.92, 170.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.543, 18.17, 18.905)`
Decimal	`6650739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657B73, 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 #657B73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657B73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #657B73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657b73; }
.text { color: #657b73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657b73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 123 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657b73, #65787b); }

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Questions

What color is #657B73?: #657B73 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 #657B73?: The RGB value is 101, 123, 115: 101 red, 123 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657B73?: The complementary color is #7B656D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657B73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.