What color is #658757?

#658757 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #658757?

The RGB value is 101, 135, 87: 101 red, 135 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #658757?

The complementary color is #795787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #658757?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#658757 color

#658757 rgb(101, 135, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #658757 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 52.9% green and 34.1% blue (101, 135, 87).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#658757 color codes

HEX	`#658757`
RGB	`rgb(101, 135, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 52.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 36%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 36%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.71, -21.53, 22.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.71, 30.82, 134.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.751, 20.782, 12.197)`
Decimal	`6653783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #658757, 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 #658757	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#658757 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #658757 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #658757; }
.text { color: #658757; }
.border { border: 2px solid #658757; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 135 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #658757, #578761); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #658757?: #658757 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #658757?: The RGB value is 101, 135, 87: 101 red, 135 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #658757?: The complementary color is #795787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #658757?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.