What color is #659794?

#659794 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #659794?

The RGB value is 101, 151, 148: 101 red, 151 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #659794?

The complementary color is #976568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #659794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#659794 color

#659794 rgb(101, 151, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #659794 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 59.2% green and 58% blue (101, 151, 148).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#659794 color codes

HEX	`#659794`
RGB	`rgb(101, 151, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 59.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 33%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 2%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.01, -17.36, -3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.01, 17.76, 192.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.777, 27.037, 32.082)`
Decimal	`6657940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #659794, 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 #659794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#659794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #659794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #659794; }
.text { color: #659794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #659794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 151 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #659794, #658197); }

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Questions

What color is #659794?: #659794 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #659794?: The RGB value is 101, 151, 148: 101 red, 151 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #659794?: The complementary color is #976568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #659794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.