Colour
#659C8B
- #659C8B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#659C8B is a cyan with RGB values 101, 156, 139 and HSL 161°, 22%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#659C8B#659C8B
HEX#659C8B
RGBrgb(101, 156, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.6118, 0.5451
RGB percentages39.6%, 61.2%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(161.5, 21.7%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.5, 35.3%, 61.2%)
CMYK35.3%, 0%, 10.9%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,659,211
CSS custom property--colour: #659C8B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#9A6374
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C6576
Analogous#659C6F, #65919C
Triadic#8B659C, #9C8B65
Split complementary#9C6591, #9C6F65
Tetradic#70659C, #9C6576, #929C65
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R101
G156
B139
Red101 (39.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue161.45°
Saturation (HSL)21.74%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 65 · G 9C · B 8B
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