What color is #659C35?

#659C35 is a desaturated green known as Radiant Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Radiant Foliage?

The RGB value is 101, 156, 53: 101 red, 156 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Radiant Foliage?

The complementary color is #6C359C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #659C35?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Radiant Foliage color: hex code #659C35

#659C35 rgb(101, 156, 53)

Shades of green

Radiant Foliage has the hex code #659C35. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 61.2% green and 20.8% blue (101, 156, 53).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 49% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 39% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

Radiant Foliage (#659C35) color codes

HEX	`#659C35`
RGB	`rgb(101, 156, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 61.2%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 49%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 66%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 66%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.79, -35.78, 46.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.79, 58.76, 127.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.898, 26.8, 7.597)`
Decimal	`6659125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Radiant Foliage, 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 #659C35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#659C35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #659C35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #659c35; }
.text { color: #659c35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #659c35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 156 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #659c35, #359c39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #659C35 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #659C35?: #659C35 is a desaturated green known as Radiant Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Radiant Foliage?: The RGB value is 101, 156, 53: 101 red, 156 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Radiant Foliage?: The complementary color is #6C359C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #659C35?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.