#659F8D Color

#659F8D is rgb(101, 159, 141) in RGB and hsl(161, 23%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#659F8D

HEX#659F8D

RGBrgb(101, 159, 141)

HSLhsl(161, 23%, 51%)

HSVhsv(161, 36%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.067 172.5)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 11%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #659F8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.04:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.9:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #659F8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#659F8D Complementary#9F6578 Analogous#659F70 Analogous#65949F Triadic#8D659F Triadic#9F8D65

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #659F8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7BAD9D #8EB8AB #A4C6BB #BAD4CC #D0E2DC #E3EDEA

Shades

#568A7A #4B7769 #3D6156 #2F4B42 #21352F #16231E

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