What color is #659460?

#659460 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #659460?

The RGB value is 101, 148, 96: 101 red, 148 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #659460?

The complementary color is #8F6094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #659460?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#659460 color

#659460 rgb(101, 148, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #659460 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 58% green and 37.6% blue (101, 148, 96).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#659460 color codes

HEX	`#659460`
RGB	`rgb(101, 148, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 58%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 35%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 35%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.87, -26.61, 22.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.87, 34.9, 139.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.067, 24.79, 14.897)`
Decimal	`6657120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #659460, 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 #659460	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#659460 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #659460 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #659460; }
.text { color: #659460; }
.border { border: 2px solid #659460; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 148 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #659460, #609475); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #659460?: #659460 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #659460?: The RGB value is 101, 148, 96: 101 red, 148 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #659460?: The complementary color is #8F6094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #659460?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.