What color is #659C6A?

#659C6A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #659C6A?

The RGB value is 101, 156, 106: 101 red, 156 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #659C6A?

The complementary color is #9C6597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #659C6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#659C6A color

#659C6A rgb(101, 156, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #659C6A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 61.2% green and 41.6% blue (101, 156, 106).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 22% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#659C6A color codes

HEX	`#659C6A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 156, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 61.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 22%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 32%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.51, -28.8, 20.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.51, 35.41, 144.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.856, 27.583, 17.911)`
Decimal	`6659178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #659C6A, 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 #659C6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#659C6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #659C6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #659c6a; }
.text { color: #659c6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #659c6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 156 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #659c6a, #659c86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #659C6A?: #659C6A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #659C6A?: The RGB value is 101, 156, 106: 101 red, 156 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #659C6A?: The complementary color is #9C6597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #659C6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.