What color is #658388?

#658388 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #658388?

The RGB value is 101, 131, 136: 101 red, 131 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #658388?

The complementary color is #886A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #658388?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#658388 color

#658388 rgb(101, 131, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #658388 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 51.4% green and 53.3% blue (101, 131, 136).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#658388 color codes

HEX	`#658388`
RGB	`rgb(101, 131, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 51.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 4%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.7, -9.4, -6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.7, 11.25, 213.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.926, 20.776, 26.353)`
Decimal	`6652808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #658388, 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 #658388	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#658388 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #658388 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #658388; }
.text { color: #658388; }
.border { border: 2px solid #658388; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 131 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #658388, #657288); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #658388?: #658388 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #658388?: The RGB value is 101, 131, 136: 101 red, 131 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #658388?: The complementary color is #886A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #658388?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.