What color is #659B7C?

#659B7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #659B7C?

The RGB value is 101, 155, 124: 101 red, 155 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #659B7C?

The complementary color is #9B6584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #659B7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#659B7C color

#659B7C rgb(101, 155, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #659B7C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 60.8% green and 48.6% blue (101, 155, 124).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#659B7C color codes

HEX	`#659B7C`
RGB	`rgb(101, 155, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 60.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 20%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.58, -24.85, 10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.58, 27.04, 156.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.725, 27.664, 23.312)`
Decimal	`6658940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #659B7C, 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 #659B7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#659B7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #659B7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #659b7c; }
.text { color: #659b7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #659b7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 155 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #659b7c, #659b97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #659B7C?: #659B7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #659B7C?: The RGB value is 101, 155, 124: 101 red, 155 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #659B7C?: The complementary color is #9B6584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #659B7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.