What color is #658492?

#658492 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #658492?

The RGB value is 101, 132, 146: 101 red, 132 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #658492?

The complementary color is #927365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #658492?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#658492 color

#658492 rgb(101, 132, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #658492 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 51.8% green and 57.3% blue (101, 132, 146).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#658492 color codes

HEX	`#658492`
RGB	`rgb(101, 132, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 51.8%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 31%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 10%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.32, -7.46, -11.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.32, 13.35, 236.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.805, 21.344, 30.317)`
Decimal	`6653074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #658492, 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 #658492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#658492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #658492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #658492; }
.text { color: #658492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #658492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 132 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #658492, #656e92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #658492?: #658492 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #658492?: The RGB value is 101, 132, 146: 101 red, 132 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #658492?: The complementary color is #927365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #658492?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.