What color is #659A99?

#659A99 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 #659A99?

The RGB value is 101, 154, 153: 101 red, 154 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #659A99?

The complementary color is #9A6566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #659A99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#659A99 color

#659A99 rgb(101, 154, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #659A99 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 60.4% green and 60% blue (101, 154, 153).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#659A99 color codes

HEX	`#659A99`
RGB	`rgb(101, 154, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 60.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 34%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.05, -17.71, -5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.05, 18.42, 195.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.67, 28.176, 34.375)`
Decimal	`6658713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #659A99, 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 #659A99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#659A99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #659A99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #659a99; }
.text { color: #659a99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #659a99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 154 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #659a99, #65809a); }

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Questions

What color is #659A99?: #659A99 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 #659A99?: The RGB value is 101, 154, 153: 101 red, 154 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #659A99?: The complementary color is #9A6566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #659A99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.