What color is #659B97?

#659B97 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 #659B97?

The RGB value is 101, 155, 151: 101 red, 155 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #659B97?

The complementary color is #9B6569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #659B97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#659B97 color

#659B97 rgb(101, 155, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #659B97 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 60.8% green and 59.2% blue (101, 155, 151).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#659B97 color codes

HEX	`#659B97`
RGB	`rgb(101, 155, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 60.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.29, -18.73, -3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.29, 19.07, 190.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.672, 28.442, 33.567)`
Decimal	`6658967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #659B97, 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 #659B97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#659B97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #659B97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #659b97; }
.text { color: #659b97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #659b97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 155 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #659b97, #65849b); }

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Questions

What color is #659B97?: #659B97 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 #659B97?: The RGB value is 101, 155, 151: 101 red, 155 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #659B97?: The complementary color is #9B6569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #659B97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.