What color is #659562?

#659562 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #659562?

The RGB value is 101, 149, 98: 101 red, 149 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #659562?

The complementary color is #926295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #659562?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#659562 color

#659562 rgb(101, 149, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #659562 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 58.4% green and 38.4% blue (101, 149, 98).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#659562 color codes

HEX	`#659562`
RGB	`rgb(101, 149, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 58.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 34%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 34%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.21, -26.76, 21.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.21, 34.61, 140.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.318, 25.143, 15.441)`
Decimal	`6657378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #659562, 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 #659562	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#659562 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #659562 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #659562; }
.text { color: #659562; }
.border { border: 2px solid #659562; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 149 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #659562, #629579); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #659562?: #659562 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #659562?: The RGB value is 101, 149, 98: 101 red, 149 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #659562?: The complementary color is #926295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #659562?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.