What color is #657E73?

#657E73 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657E73?

The RGB value is 101, 126, 115: 101 red, 126 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657E73?

The complementary color is #7E6570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657E73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657E73 color

#657E73 rgb(101, 126, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657E73 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 49.4% green and 45.1% blue (101, 126, 115).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#657E73 color codes

HEX	`#657E73`
RGB	`rgb(101, 126, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 49.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 20%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 9%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.6, -11.45, 3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.6, 11.83, 165.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.921, 18.926, 19.031)`
Decimal	`6651507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657E73, 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 #657E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#657E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #657E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657e73; }
.text { color: #657e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 126 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657e73, #657c7e); }

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Questions

What color is #657E73?: #657E73 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657E73?: The RGB value is 101, 126, 115: 101 red, 126 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657E73?: The complementary color is #7E6570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657E73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.