What color is #65829A?

#65829A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65829A?

The RGB value is 101, 130, 154: 101 red, 130 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65829A?

The complementary color is #9A7D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65829A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65829A color

#65829A rgb(101, 130, 154)

Shades of blue

The hex color #65829A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 51% green and 60.4% blue (101, 130, 154).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#65829A color codes

HEX	`#65829A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 130, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 51%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 34%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 16%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.02, -4.22, -16.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.02, 16.72, 255.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.18, 21.064, 33.621)`
Decimal	`6652570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65829A, 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 #65829A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#65829A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #65829A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65829a; }
.text { color: #65829a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65829a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 130 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65829a, #65689a); }

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Questions

What color is #65829A?: #65829A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65829A?: The RGB value is 101, 130, 154: 101 red, 130 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65829A?: The complementary color is #9A7D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65829A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.