What color is #657E7D?

#657E7D 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 #657E7D?

The RGB value is 101, 126, 125: 101 red, 126 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657E7D?

The complementary color is #7E6566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657E7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657E7D color

#657E7D rgb(101, 126, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657E7D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 49.4% green and 49% blue (101, 126, 125).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#657E7D color codes

HEX	`#657E7D`
RGB	`rgb(101, 126, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 49.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 20%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 1%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.88, -9.21, -2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.88, 9.53, 194.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.528, 19.169, 22.227)`
Decimal	`6651517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657E7D, 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 #657E7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#657E7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #657E7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657e7d; }
.text { color: #657e7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657e7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 126 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657e7d, #65737e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #657E7D?: #657E7D 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 #657E7D?: The RGB value is 101, 126, 125: 101 red, 126 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657E7D?: The complementary color is #7E6566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657E7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.