Recognised as Colour
#659A9A
- #659A9A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#659A9A is a cyan with RGB values 101, 154, 154 and HSL 180°, 21%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#659A9A#659A9A
HEX#659A9A
RGBrgb(101, 154, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.6039, 0.6039
RGB percentages39.6%, 60.4%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(180, 20.8%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 34.4%, 60.4%)
CMYK34.4%, 0%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,658,714
CSS custom property--colour: #659A9A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#9A6565
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9A6565
Analogous#659A80, #65809A
Triadic#9A659A, #9A9A65
Split complementary#9A6580, #9A8065
Tetradic#80659A, #9A6565, #809A65
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R101
G154
B154
Red101 (39.6%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)20.78%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 9A · B 9A
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