What color is #65718F?

#65718F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65718F?

The RGB value is 101, 113, 143: 101 red, 113 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65718F?

The complementary color is #8F8365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65718F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65718F color

#65718F rgb(101, 113, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #65718F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 44.3% green and 56.1% blue (101, 113, 143).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#65718F color codes

HEX	`#65718F`
RGB	`rgb(101, 113, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 44.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 29%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 21%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.7, 2.82, -17.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.7, 18.06, 278.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.229, 16.56, 28.323)`
Decimal	`6648207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65718F, 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 #65718F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#65718F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #65718F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65718f; }
.text { color: #65718f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65718f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 113 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65718f, #6e658f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #65718F?: #65718F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65718F?: The RGB value is 101, 113, 143: 101 red, 113 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65718F?: The complementary color is #8F8365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65718F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.