#657B79
Gray · medium cool gray
About #657B79
With the hex code #657B79, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 40% red, 48% green and 47% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 52% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Gray — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Eucalyptus. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #7B6567, a umber shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 4.66:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.50:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #657B79?
With the hex code #657B79, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 40% red, 48% green and 47% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 52% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #657B79?
Use black text. Black on #657B79 has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #657B79?
Its complementary colour is #7B6567, and analogous partners are #657B6E and #65727B.