What color is #658B8E?

#658B8E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #658B8E?

The RGB value is 101, 139, 142: 101 red, 139 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #658B8E?

The complementary color is #8E6865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #658B8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#658B8E color

#658B8E rgb(101, 139, 142)

Shades of teal

The hex color #658B8E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 54.5% green and 55.7% blue (101, 139, 142).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#658B8E color codes

HEX	`#658B8E`
RGB	`rgb(101, 139, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 54.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 29%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 2%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.26, -12.36, -5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.26, 13.69, 205.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.48, 23.184, 29.034)`
Decimal	`6654862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #658B8E, 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 #658B8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#658B8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #658B8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #658b8e; }
.text { color: #658b8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #658b8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 139 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #658b8e, #65768e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #658B8E?: #658B8E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #658B8E?: The RGB value is 101, 139, 142: 101 red, 139 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #658B8E?: The complementary color is #8E6865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #658B8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.