What color is #657292?

#657292 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657292?

The RGB value is 101, 114, 146: 101 red, 114 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657292?

The complementary color is #928565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657292?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657292 color

#657292 rgb(101, 114, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #657292 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 44.7% green and 57.3% blue (101, 114, 146).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#657292 color codes

HEX	`#657292`
RGB	`rgb(101, 114, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 44.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 31%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 22%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.1, 3.01, -19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.1, 19.24, 279.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.571, 16.876, 29.573)`
Decimal	`6648466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657292, 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 #657292	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657292 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #657292 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657292; }
.text { color: #657292; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657292; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 114 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657292, #6e6592); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #657292?: #657292 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657292?: The RGB value is 101, 114, 146: 101 red, 114 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657292?: The complementary color is #928565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657292?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.