What color is #657B9C?

#657B9C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657B9C?

The RGB value is 101, 123, 156: 101 red, 123 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657B9C?

The complementary color is #9C8665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657B9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657B9C color

#657B9C rgb(101, 123, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #657B9C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 48.2% green and 61.2% blue (101, 123, 156).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 22% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#657B9C color codes

HEX	`#657B9C`
RGB	`rgb(101, 123, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 48.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 22%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 21%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.07, 0.39, -20.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.07, 20.32, 271.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.449, 19.332, 34.205)`
Decimal	`6650780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657B9C, 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 #657B9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#657B9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #657B9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657b9c; }
.text { color: #657b9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657b9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 123 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657b9c, #6a659c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #657B9C?: #657B9C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657B9C?: The RGB value is 101, 123, 156: 101 red, 123 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657B9C?: The complementary color is #9C8665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657B9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.