What color is #658F97?

#658F97 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #658F97?

The RGB value is 101, 143, 151: 101 red, 143 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #658F97?

The complementary color is #976D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #658F97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#658F97 color

#658F97 rgb(101, 143, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #658F97 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 56.1% green and 59.2% blue (101, 143, 151).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#658F97 color codes

HEX	`#658F97`
RGB	`rgb(101, 143, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 56.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 33%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 5%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.73, -12.3, -8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.73, 15.16, 215.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.773, 24.645, 32.934)`
Decimal	`6655895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #658F97, 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 #658F97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#658F97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #658F97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #658f97; }
.text { color: #658f97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #658f97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 143 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #658f97, #657697); }

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Questions

What color is #658F97?: #658F97 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #658F97?: The RGB value is 101, 143, 151: 101 red, 143 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #658F97?: The complementary color is #976D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #658F97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.