What color is #658F49?

#658F49 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Hidden Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #658F49?

The RGB value is 101, 143, 73: 101 red, 143 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #658F49?

The complementary color is #73498F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #658F49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#658F49 color

#658F49 rgb(101, 143, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #658F49 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 56.1% green and 28.6% blue (101, 143, 73).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 32% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hidden Paradise (#5E8B3D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#658F49 color codes

HEX	`#658F49`
RGB	`rgb(101, 143, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 56.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 32%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 49%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 49%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.96, -27.56, 32.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.96, 42.64, 130.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.392, 22.892, 9.857)`
Decimal	`6655817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #658F49, 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 #658F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#658F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #658F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #658f49; }
.text { color: #658f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #658f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 143 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #658f49, #498f50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #658F49?: #658F49 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Hidden Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #658F49?: The RGB value is 101, 143, 73: 101 red, 143 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #658F49?: The complementary color is #73498F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #658F49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.