Information about #657D7E color

#657D7E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #657D7E is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(101, 125, 126) — 39.6% red, 49% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 0 / 0 / 51. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned water-like cyan, #657D7E carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from My Sweet Home (#657F7C). Slightly further away sit Blue Bayoux (#62777E) and Thor (#697F79).

In RGB terms — rgb(101, 125, 126) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #657D7E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#657D7E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#657D7E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #657D7E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#657D7E
  • RGB101, 125, 126
  • CMYK10, 0, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(101, 125, 126)
  • HSL182°, 11%, 45%
  • HSL Precise182.4°, 11.013%, 44.51%
  • HSV182°, 20%, 49%
  • HSB182°, 20%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.396, 0.490, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.396, 0.490, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.396, 0.490, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID657D7E
  • DECIMAL ID6651262
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01