What color is #658F51?

#658F51 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #658F51?

The RGB value is 101, 143, 81: 101 red, 143 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #658F51?

The complementary color is #7B518F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #658F51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#658F51 color

#658F51 rgb(101, 143, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #658F51 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 56.1% green and 31.8% blue (101, 143, 81).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 28% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Homegrown (#63884A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#658F51 color codes

HEX	`#658F51`
RGB	`rgb(101, 143, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 56.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 28%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 43%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 43%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.08, -26.47, 28.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.08, 38.85, 132.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.674, 23.005, 11.345)`
Decimal	`6655825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #658F51, 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 #658F51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#658F51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #658F51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #658f51; }
.text { color: #658f51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #658f51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 143 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #658f51, #518f5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #658F51?: #658F51 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #658F51?: The RGB value is 101, 143, 81: 101 red, 143 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #658F51?: The complementary color is #7B518F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #658F51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.