What color is #659174?

#659174 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #659174?

The RGB value is 101, 145, 116: 101 red, 145 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #659174?

The complementary color is #916582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #659174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#659174 color

#659174 rgb(101, 145, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #659174 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 56.9% green and 45.5% blue (101, 145, 116).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#659174 color codes

HEX	`#659174`
RGB	`rgb(101, 145, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 56.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 30%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 20%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.36, -21.4, 10.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.36, 23.91, 153.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.644, 24.278, 20.223)`
Decimal	`6656372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #659174, 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 #659174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#659174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #659174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #659174; }
.text { color: #659174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #659174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 145 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #659174, #65918a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #659174?: #659174 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #659174?: The RGB value is 101, 145, 116: 101 red, 145 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #659174?: The complementary color is #916582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #659174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.