What color is #658785?

#658785 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #658785?

The RGB value is 101, 135, 133: 101 red, 135 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #658785?

The complementary color is #876567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #658785?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#658785 color

#658785 rgb(101, 135, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #658785 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 52.9% green and 52.2% blue (101, 135, 133).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#658785 color codes

HEX	`#658785`
RGB	`rgb(101, 135, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 52.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.8, -12.34, -2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.8, 12.66, 192.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.263, 21.787, 25.429)`
Decimal	`6653829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #658785, 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 #658785	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#658785 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #658785 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #658785; }
.text { color: #658785; }
.border { border: 2px solid #658785; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 135 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #658785, #657887); }

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Questions

What color is #658785?: #658785 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #658785?: The RGB value is 101, 135, 133: 101 red, 135 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #658785?: The complementary color is #876567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #658785?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.