What color is #65779E?

#65779E 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 #65779E?

The RGB value is 101, 119, 158: 101 red, 119 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65779E?

The complementary color is #9E8C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65779E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65779E color

#65779E rgb(101, 119, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #65779E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 46.7% green and 62% blue (101, 119, 158).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#65779E color codes

HEX	`#65779E`
RGB	`rgb(101, 119, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 46.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 36%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 25%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.01, 3.31, -23.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.01, 23.35, 278.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.133, 18.428, 34.943)`
Decimal	`6649758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65779E, 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 #65779E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#65779E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #65779E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65779e; }
.text { color: #65779e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65779e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 119 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65779e, #70659e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #65779E?: #65779E 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 #65779E?: The RGB value is 101, 119, 158: 101 red, 119 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65779E?: The complementary color is #9E8C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65779E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.