What color is #659091?

#659091 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #659091?

The RGB value is 101, 144, 145: 101 red, 144 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #659091?

The complementary color is #916665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #659091?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#659091 color

#659091 rgb(101, 144, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #659091 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 56.5% green and 56.9% blue (101, 144, 145).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#659091 color codes

HEX	`#659091`
RGB	`rgb(101, 144, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 56.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 30%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 1%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.84, -14.35, -5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.84, 15.28, 200.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.449, 24.756, 30.484)`
Decimal	`6656145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #659091, 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 #659091	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#659091 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #659091 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #659091; }
.text { color: #659091; }
.border { border: 2px solid #659091; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 144 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #659091, #657a91); }

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Questions

What color is #659091?: #659091 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #659091?: The RGB value is 101, 144, 145: 101 red, 144 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #659091?: The complementary color is #916665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #659091?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.