What color is #658169?

#658169 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #658169?

The RGB value is 101, 129, 105: 101 red, 129 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #658169?

The complementary color is #81657D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #658169?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#658169 color

#658169 rgb(101, 129, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #658169 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 50.6% green and 41.2% blue (101, 129, 105).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#658169 color codes

HEX	`#658169`
RGB	`rgb(101, 129, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 50.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 19%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.25, -15.15, 9.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.25, 18.03, 147.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.766, 19.487, 16.292)`
Decimal	`6652265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #658169, 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 #658169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#658169 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #658169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #658169; }
.text { color: #658169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #658169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 129 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #658169, #658177); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #658169?: #658169 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #658169?: The RGB value is 101, 129, 105: 101 red, 129 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #658169?: The complementary color is #81657D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #658169?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.