What color is #659570?

#659570 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #659570?

The RGB value is 101, 149, 112: 101 red, 149 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #659570?

The complementary color is #95658A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #659570?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#659570 color

#659570 rgb(101, 149, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #659570 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 58.4% green and 43.9% blue (101, 149, 112).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#659570 color codes

HEX	`#659570`
RGB	`rgb(101, 149, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 58.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 32%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 25%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.49, -24.23, 14.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.49, 28.24, 149.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.038, 25.431, 19.232)`
Decimal	`6657392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #659570, 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 #659570	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#659570 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #659570 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #659570; }
.text { color: #659570; }
.border { border: 2px solid #659570; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 149 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #659570, #659588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #659570?: #659570 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #659570?: The RGB value is 101, 149, 112: 101 red, 149 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #659570?: The complementary color is #95658A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #659570?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.