What color is #658060?

#658060 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #658060?

The RGB value is 101, 128, 96: 101 red, 128 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #658060?

The complementary color is #7B6080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #658060?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#658060 color

#658060 rgb(101, 128, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #658060 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 50.2% green and 37.6% blue (101, 128, 96).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#658060 color codes

HEX	`#658060`
RGB	`rgb(101, 128, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 50.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 25%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 25%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.74, -16.31, 14.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.74, 21.68, 138.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.197, 19.049, 13.94)`
Decimal	`6652000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #658060, 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 #658060	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#658060 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #658060 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #658060; }
.text { color: #658060; }
.border { border: 2px solid #658060; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 128 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #658060, #60806b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #658060?: #658060 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #658060?: The RGB value is 101, 128, 96: 101 red, 128 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #658060?: The complementary color is #7B6080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #658060?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.