What color is #659281?

#659281 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #659281?

The RGB value is 101, 146, 129: 101 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #659281?

The complementary color is #926576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #659281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#659281 color

#659281 rgb(101, 146, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #659281 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 57.3% green and 50.6% blue (101, 146, 129).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#659281 color codes

HEX	`#659281`
RGB	`rgb(101, 146, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 57.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 31%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.99, -19.16, 4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.99, 19.6, 167.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.607, 24.908, 24.539)`
Decimal	`6656641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #659281, 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 #659281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#659281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #659281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #659281; }
.text { color: #659281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #659281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 146 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #659281, #658c92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #659281?: #659281 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #659281?: The RGB value is 101, 146, 129: 101 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #659281?: The complementary color is #926576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #659281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.