Recognised as Colour
#659C8F
- #659C8F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#659C8F is a cyan with RGB values 101, 156, 143 and HSL 166°, 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
#659C8F#659C8F
HEX#659C8F
RGBrgb(101, 156, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.6118, 0.5608
RGB percentages39.6%, 61.2%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(165.8, 21.7%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.8, 35.3%, 61.2%)
CMYK35.3%, 0%, 8.3%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,659,215
CSS custom property--colour: #659C8F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#9A6370
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C6572
Analogous#659C73, #658E9C
Triadic#8F659C, #9C8F65
Split complementary#9C658E, #9C7365
Tetradic#73659C, #9C6572, #8E9C65
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R101
G156
B143
Red101 (39.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue165.82°
Saturation (HSL)21.74%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 65 · G 9C · B 8F
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