What color is #657192?

#657192 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 #657192?

The RGB value is 101, 113, 146: 101 red, 113 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657192?

The complementary color is #928665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657192?

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

#657192 color

#657192 rgb(101, 113, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #657192 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 44.3% green and 57.3% blue (101, 113, 146).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#657192 color codes

HEX	`#657192`
RGB	`rgb(101, 113, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 44.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 31%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 23%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.82, 3.61, -19.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.82, 19.77, 280.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.459, 16.652, 29.535)`
Decimal	`6648210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657192, 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 #657192	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657192 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #657192 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657192; }
.text { color: #657192; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657192; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 113 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657192, #6f6592); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #657192?: #657192 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 #657192?: The RGB value is 101, 113, 146: 101 red, 113 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657192?: The complementary color is #928665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657192?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.