What color is #659179?

#659179 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 #659179?

The RGB value is 101, 145, 121: 101 red, 145 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #659179?

The complementary color is #91657D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #659179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#659179 color

#659179 rgb(101, 145, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #659179 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 56.9% green and 47.5% blue (101, 145, 121).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#659179 color codes

HEX	`#659179`
RGB	`rgb(101, 145, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 56.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 30%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 17%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.48, -20.37, 7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.48, 21.88, 158.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.942, 24.397, 21.796)`
Decimal	`6656377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #659179, 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 #659179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#659179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #659179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #659179; }
.text { color: #659179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #659179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 145 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #659179, #65918f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #659179?: #659179 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 #659179?: The RGB value is 101, 145, 121: 101 red, 145 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #659179?: The complementary color is #91657D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #659179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.