What color is #656183?

#656183 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656183?

The RGB value is 101, 97, 131: 101 red, 97 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656183?

The complementary color is #7F8361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656183?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656183 color

#656183 rgb(101, 97, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #656183 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 38% green and 51.4% blue (101, 97, 131).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#656183 color codes

HEX	`#656183`
RGB	`rgb(101, 97, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 38%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 26%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.69, 9.4, -18.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.69, 20.6, 297.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.737, 12.955, 23.245)`
Decimal	`6644099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656183, 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 #656183	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656183 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	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 #656183 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656183; }
.text { color: #656183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656183; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 97 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656183, #766183); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #656183?: #656183 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656183?: The RGB value is 101, 97, 131: 101 red, 97 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656183?: The complementary color is #7F8361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656183?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.