What color is #659B76?

#659B76 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #659B76?

The RGB value is 101, 155, 118: 101 red, 155 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #659B76?

The complementary color is #9B658A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #659B76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#659B76 color

#659B76 rgb(101, 155, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #659B76 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 60.8% green and 46.3% blue (101, 155, 118).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#659B76 color codes

HEX	`#659B76`
RGB	`rgb(101, 155, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 60.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 24%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.45, -26.06, 13.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.45, 29.51, 152.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.357, 27.516, 21.375)`
Decimal	`6658934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #659B76, 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 #659B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#659B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #659B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #659b76; }
.text { color: #659b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #659b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 155 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #659b76, #659b91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #659B76?: #659B76 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #659B76?: The RGB value is 101, 155, 118: 101 red, 155 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #659B76?: The complementary color is #9B658A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #659B76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.