What color is #657E80?

#657E80 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657E80?

The RGB value is 101, 126, 128: 101 red, 126 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657E80?

The complementary color is #806765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657E80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657E80 color

#657E80 rgb(101, 126, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #657E80 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 49.4% green and 50.2% blue (101, 126, 128).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Catfish (#657D82), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#657E80 color codes

HEX	`#657E80`
RGB	`rgb(101, 126, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 49.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 21%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 2%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.97, -8.51, -4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.97, 9.43, 205.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.723, 19.246, 23.252)`
Decimal	`6651520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657E80, 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 #657E80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#657E80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #657E80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657e80; }
.text { color: #657e80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657e80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 126 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657e80, #657080); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #657E80?: #657E80 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657E80?: The RGB value is 101, 126, 128: 101 red, 126 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657E80?: The complementary color is #806765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657E80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.