What color is #659078?

#659078 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #659078?

The RGB value is 101, 144, 120: 101 red, 144 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #659078?

The complementary color is #90657D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #659078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#659078 color

#659078 rgb(101, 144, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #659078 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 56.5% green and 47.1% blue (101, 144, 120).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#659078 color codes

HEX	`#659078`
RGB	`rgb(101, 144, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 56.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 17%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.16, -20.06, 8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.16, 21.63, 158.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.729, 24.068, 21.424)`
Decimal	`6656120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #659078, 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 #659078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#659078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #659078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #659078; }
.text { color: #659078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #659078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 144 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #659078, #65908d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #659078?: #659078 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #659078?: The RGB value is 101, 144, 120: 101 red, 144 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #659078?: The complementary color is #90657D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #659078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.