What color is #657C7E?

#657C7E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657C7E?

The RGB value is 101, 124, 126: 101 red, 124 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657C7E?

The complementary color is #7E6765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657C7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657C7E color

#657C7E rgb(101, 124, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657C7E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 48.6% green and 49.4% blue (101, 124, 126).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Catfish (#657D82), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#657C7E color codes

HEX	`#657C7E`
RGB	`rgb(101, 124, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 48.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 20%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 2%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.32, -7.85, -3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.32, 8.75, 206.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.339, 18.688, 22.481)`
Decimal	`6651006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657C7E, 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 #657C7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#657C7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #657C7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657c7e; }
.text { color: #657c7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657c7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 124 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657c7e, #65707e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #657C7E?: #657C7E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657C7E?: The RGB value is 101, 124, 126: 101 red, 124 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657C7E?: The complementary color is #7E6765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657C7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.