What color is #657696?

#657696 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 #657696?

The RGB value is 101, 118, 150: 101 red, 118 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657696?

The complementary color is #968565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657696?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657696 color

#657696 rgb(101, 118, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #657696 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 46.3% green and 58.8% blue (101, 118, 150).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#657696 color codes

HEX	`#657696`
RGB	`rgb(101, 118, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 46.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 33%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 21%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.4, 1.71, -19.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.4, 19.44, 275.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.349, 17.925, 31.394)`
Decimal	`6649494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657696, 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 #657696	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657696 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #657696 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657696; }
.text { color: #657696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657696; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 118 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657696, #6c6596); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #657696?: #657696 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 #657696?: The RGB value is 101, 118, 150: 101 red, 118 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657696?: The complementary color is #968565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657696?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.