What color is #658B6B?

#658B6B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #658B6B?

The RGB value is 101, 139, 107: 101 red, 139 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #658B6B?

The complementary color is #8B6585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #658B6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#658B6B color

#658B6B rgb(101, 139, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #658B6B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 54.5% green and 42% blue (101, 139, 107).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#658B6B color codes

HEX	`#658B6B`
RGB	`rgb(101, 139, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 54.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 27%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 23%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.34, -20.07, 12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.34, 23.88, 147.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.252, 22.293, 17.301)`
Decimal	`6654827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #658B6B, 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 #658B6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#658B6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #658B6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #658b6b; }
.text { color: #658b6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #658b6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 139 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #658b6b, #658b7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #658B6B?: #658B6B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #658B6B?: The RGB value is 101, 139, 107: 101 red, 139 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #658B6B?: The complementary color is #8B6585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #658B6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.