What color is #659677?

#659677 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 #659677?

The RGB value is 101, 150, 119: 101 red, 150 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #659677?

The complementary color is #966584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #659677?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#659677 color

#659677 rgb(101, 150, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #659677 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 58.8% green and 46.7% blue (101, 150, 119).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#659677 color codes

HEX	`#659677`
RGB	`rgb(101, 150, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 58.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 33%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 21%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.95, -23.35, 11.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.95, 25.89, 154.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.602, 25.91, 21.418)`
Decimal	`6657655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #659677, 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 #659677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#659677 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #659677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #659677; }
.text { color: #659677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #659677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 150 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #659677, #659690); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #659677?: #659677 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 #659677?: The RGB value is 101, 150, 119: 101 red, 150 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #659677?: The complementary color is #966584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #659677?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.