What color is #658084?

#658084 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #658084?

The RGB value is 101, 128, 132: 101 red, 128 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #658084?

The complementary color is #846965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #658084?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#658084 color

#658084 rgb(101, 128, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #658084 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 50.2% green and 51.8% blue (101, 128, 132).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Catfish (#657D82), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#658084 color codes

HEX	`#658084`
RGB	`rgb(101, 128, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 50.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.69, -8.68, -5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.69, 10.2, 211.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.25, 19.87, 24.752)`
Decimal	`6652036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #658084, 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 #658084	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#658084 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #658084 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #658084; }
.text { color: #658084; }
.border { border: 2px solid #658084; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 128 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #658084, #657084); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #658084?: #658084 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #658084?: The RGB value is 101, 128, 132: 101 red, 128 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #658084?: The complementary color is #846965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #658084?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.