What color is #657E6F?

#657E6F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657E6F?

The RGB value is 101, 126, 111: 101 red, 126 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657E6F?

The complementary color is #7E6574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657E6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657E6F color

#657E6F rgb(101, 126, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #657E6F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 49.4% green and 43.5% blue (101, 126, 111).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#657E6F color codes

HEX	`#657E6F`
RGB	`rgb(101, 126, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 49.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 20%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 12%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.49, -12.3, 5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.49, 13.35, 157.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.696, 18.836, 17.845)`
Decimal	`6651503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657E6F, 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 #657E6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#657E6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #657E6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657e6f; }
.text { color: #657e6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657e6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 126 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657e6f, #657e7b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #657E6F?: #657E6F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657E6F?: The RGB value is 101, 126, 111: 101 red, 126 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657E6F?: The complementary color is #7E6574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657E6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.