What color is #658589?

#658589 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #658589?

The RGB value is 101, 133, 137: 101 red, 133 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #658589?

The complementary color is #896965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #658589?

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.

#658589 color

#658589 rgb(101, 133, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #658589 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 52.2% green and 53.7% blue (101, 133, 137).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#658589 color codes

HEX	`#658589`
RGB	`rgb(101, 133, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 52.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 3%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.33, -10.27, -5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.33, 11.82, 209.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.268, 21.347, 26.82)`
Decimal	`6653321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #658589, 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 #658589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#658589 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 #658589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #658589; }
.text { color: #658589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #658589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 133 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #658589, #657389); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #658589?: #658589 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #658589?: The RGB value is 101, 133, 137: 101 red, 133 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #658589?: The complementary color is #896965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #658589?: 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.