What color is #658083?

#658083 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #658083?

The RGB value is 101, 128, 131: 101 red, 128 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #658083?

The complementary color is #836865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #658083?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#658083 color

#658083 rgb(101, 128, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #658083 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 50.2% green and 51.4% blue (101, 128, 131).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Catfish (#657D82), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#658083 color codes

HEX	`#658083`
RGB	`rgb(101, 128, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 50.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 23%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 2%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.66, -8.92, -4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.66, 10.14, 208.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.182, 19.843, 24.393)`
Decimal	`6652035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #658083, 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 #658083	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#658083 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #658083 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #658083; }
.text { color: #658083; }
.border { border: 2px solid #658083; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 128 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #658083, #657183); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #658083?: #658083 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #658083?: The RGB value is 101, 128, 131: 101 red, 128 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #658083?: The complementary color is #836865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #658083?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.