What color is #658A9B?

#658A9B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #658A9B?

The RGB value is 101, 138, 155: 101 red, 138 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #658A9B?

The complementary color is #9B7665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #658A9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#658A9B color

#658A9B rgb(101, 138, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #658A9B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 54.1% green and 60.8% blue (101, 138, 155).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% 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 5.66:1).

#658A9B color codes

HEX	`#658A9B`
RGB	`rgb(101, 138, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 54.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 11%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.39, -8.5, -13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.39, 15.67, 237.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.37, 23.309, 34.43)`
Decimal	`6654619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #658A9B, 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 #658A9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#658A9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #658A9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #658a9b; }
.text { color: #658a9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #658a9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 138 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #658a9b, #656f9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #658A9B?: #658A9B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #658A9B?: The RGB value is 101, 138, 155: 101 red, 138 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #658A9B?: The complementary color is #9B7665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #658A9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.