What color is #658987?

#658987 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #658987?

The RGB value is 101, 137, 135: 101 red, 137 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #658987?

The complementary color is #896567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #658987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#658987 color

#658987 rgb(101, 137, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #658987 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 53.7% green and 52.9% blue (101, 137, 135).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#658987 color codes

HEX	`#658987`
RGB	`rgb(101, 137, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 53.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 1%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.46, -12.96, -3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.46, 13.31, 193.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.684, 22.406, 26.257)`
Decimal	`6654343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #658987, 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 #658987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#658987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #658987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #658987; }
.text { color: #658987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #658987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 137 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #658987, #657989); }

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Questions

What color is #658987?: #658987 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #658987?: The RGB value is 101, 137, 135: 101 red, 137 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #658987?: The complementary color is #896567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #658987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.