What color is #657990?

#657990 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657990?

The RGB value is 101, 121, 144: 101 red, 121 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657990?

The complementary color is #907C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657990?

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.

#657990 color

#657990 rgb(101, 121, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #657990 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 47.5% green and 56.5% blue (101, 121, 144).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#657990 color codes

HEX	`#657990`
RGB	`rgb(101, 121, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 47.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 16%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.04, -1.65, -14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.04, 14.95, 263.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.237, 18.454, 29.034)`
Decimal	`6650256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657990, 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 #657990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#657990 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 #657990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657990; }
.text { color: #657990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 121 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657990, #666590); }

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Questions

What color is #657990?: #657990 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657990?: The RGB value is 101, 121, 144: 101 red, 121 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657990?: The complementary color is #907C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657990?: 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.