What color is #659FA0?

#659FA0 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 #659FA0?

The RGB value is 101, 159, 160: 101 red, 159 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #659FA0?

The complementary color is #A06665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #659FA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#659FA0 color

#659FA0 rgb(101, 159, 160)

Shades of teal

The hex color #659FA0 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 62.4% green and 62.7% blue (101, 159, 160).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#659FA0 color codes

HEX	`#659FA0`
RGB	`rgb(101, 159, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 62.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 37%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 1%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.74, -18.58, -6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.74, 19.69, 199.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.108, 30.099, 37.79)`
Decimal	`6660000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #659FA0, 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 #659FA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#659FA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #659FA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #659fa0; }
.text { color: #659fa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #659fa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 159 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #659fa0, #6582a0); }

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Questions

What color is #659FA0?: #659FA0 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 #659FA0?: The RGB value is 101, 159, 160: 101 red, 159 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #659FA0?: The complementary color is #A06665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #659FA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.