What color is #659197?

#659197 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #659197?

The RGB value is 101, 145, 151: 101 red, 145 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #659197?

The complementary color is #976B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #659197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#659197 color

#659197 rgb(101, 145, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #659197 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 56.9% green and 59.2% blue (101, 145, 151).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#659197 color codes

HEX	`#659197`
RGB	`rgb(101, 145, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 56.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 33%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 4%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.32, -13.39, -7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.32, 15.59, 210.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.076, 25.251, 33.035)`
Decimal	`6656407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #659197, 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 #659197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#659197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #659197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #659197; }
.text { color: #659197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #659197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 145 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #659197, #657897); }

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Questions

What color is #659197?: #659197 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #659197?: The RGB value is 101, 145, 151: 101 red, 145 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #659197?: The complementary color is #976B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #659197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.