What color is #658479?

#658479 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #658479?

The RGB value is 101, 132, 121: 101 red, 132 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #658479?

The complementary color is #846570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #658479?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#658479 color

#658479 rgb(101, 132, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #658479 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 51.8% green and 47.5% blue (101, 132, 121).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#658479 color codes

HEX	`#658479`
RGB	`rgb(101, 132, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 51.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.56, -13.44, 2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.56, 13.64, 170.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.068, 20.649, 21.172)`
Decimal	`6653049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #658479, 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 #658479	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#658479 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #658479 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #658479; }
.text { color: #658479; }
.border { border: 2px solid #658479; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 132 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #658479, #657f84); }

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Questions

What color is #658479?: #658479 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #658479?: The RGB value is 101, 132, 121: 101 red, 132 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #658479?: The complementary color is #846570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #658479?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.