What color is #658E7F?

#658E7F 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 #658E7F?

The RGB value is 101, 142, 127: 101 red, 142 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #658E7F?

The complementary color is #8E6574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #658E7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#658E7F color

#658E7F rgb(101, 142, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #658E7F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 55.7% green and 49.8% blue (101, 142, 127).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#658E7F color codes

HEX	`#658E7F`
RGB	`rgb(101, 142, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 55.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 29%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.73, -17.5, 3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.73, 17.84, 168.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.869, 23.644, 23.644)`
Decimal	`6655615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #658E7F, 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 #658E7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#658E7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #658E7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #658e7f; }
.text { color: #658e7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #658e7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 142 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #658e7f, #65898e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #658E7F?: #658E7F 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 #658E7F?: The RGB value is 101, 142, 127: 101 red, 142 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #658E7F?: The complementary color is #8E6574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #658E7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.