What color is #657C7B?

#657C7B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657C7B?

The RGB value is 101, 124, 123: 101 red, 124 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657C7B?

The complementary color is #7C6566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657C7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657C7B color

#657C7B rgb(101, 124, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657C7B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 48.6% green and 48.2% blue (101, 124, 123).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#657C7B color codes

HEX	`#657C7B`
RGB	`rgb(101, 124, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 48.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 1%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.23, -8.54, -2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.23, 8.83, 194.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.149, 18.612, 21.477)`
Decimal	`6651003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657C7B, 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 #657C7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#657C7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #657C7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657c7b; }
.text { color: #657c7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657c7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 124 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657c7b, #65717c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #657C7B?: #657C7B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657C7B?: The RGB value is 101, 124, 123: 101 red, 124 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657C7B?: The complementary color is #7C6566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657C7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.