What color is #657692?

#657692 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657692?

The RGB value is 101, 118, 146: 101 red, 118 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657692?

The complementary color is #928165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657692?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657692 color

#657692 rgb(101, 118, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #657692 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 46.3% green and 57.3% blue (101, 118, 146).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#657692 color codes

HEX	`#657692`
RGB	`rgb(101, 118, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 46.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 31%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 19%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.25, 0.64, -17.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.25, 17.26, 272.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.032, 17.798, 29.727)`
Decimal	`6649490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657692, 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 #657692	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657692 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	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 #657692 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657692; }
.text { color: #657692; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657692; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 118 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657692, #6a6592); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #657692?: #657692 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657692?: The RGB value is 101, 118, 146: 101 red, 118 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657692?: The complementary color is #928165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657692?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.