What color is #659A96?

#659A96 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 #659A96?

The RGB value is 101, 154, 150: 101 red, 154 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #659A96?

The complementary color is #9A6569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #659A96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#659A96 color

#659A96 rgb(101, 154, 150)

Shades of teal

The hex color #659A96 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 60.4% green and 58.8% blue (101, 154, 150).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#659A96 color codes

HEX	`#659A96`
RGB	`rgb(101, 154, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 60.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 34%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.96, -18.45, -3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.96, 18.78, 190.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.426, 28.079, 33.086)`
Decimal	`6658710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #659A96, 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 #659A96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#659A96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #659A96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #659a96; }
.text { color: #659a96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #659a96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 154 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #659a96, #65839a); }

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Questions

What color is #659A96?: #659A96 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 #659A96?: The RGB value is 101, 154, 150: 101 red, 154 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #659A96?: The complementary color is #9A6569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #659A96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.