What color is #00656E?

#00656E is a dark, vivid cyan known as Wakame Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wakame Green?

The RGB value is 0, 101, 110: 0 red, 101 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wakame Green?

The complementary color is #6E0900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00656E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wakame Green color: hex code #00656E

#00656E rgb(0, 101, 110)

Shades of teal

Wakame Green has the hex code #00656E. It is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 39.6% green and 43.1% blue (0, 101, 110).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

Wakame Green (#00656E) color codes

HEX	`#00656E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 101, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 39.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 100%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 8%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.61, -21.23, -12.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.61, 24.49, 209.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.467, 10.432, 16.369)`
Decimal	`25966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wakame Green, 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 #00656E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#00656E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	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 #00656E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00656e; }
.text { color: #00656e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00656e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 101 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00656e, #002e6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

See #00656E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00656E?: #00656E is a dark, vivid cyan known as Wakame Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wakame Green?: The RGB value is 0, 101, 110: 0 red, 101 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wakame Green?: The complementary color is #6E0900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00656E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.