#659EA5#659EA5
#659EA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.060 H 205.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #659EA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(101, 158, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 26%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 39%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.8%, 4.2%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.60, -16.78, -9.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.60, 19.30, 209.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.25% -0.0545 -0.0262) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.25% 0.061 205.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3828, 29.9354, 40.0833) |
| Luminance | 0.2994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 2.73
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.80
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.73
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.85
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 9.01
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#659EA5 #A56C65
analogous
#65A58C #659EA5 #657EA5
triadic
#659EA5 #A5659E #9EA565
tetradic
#659EA5 #8C65A5 #A56C65 #7EA565
square
#659EA5 #8C65A5 #A56C65 #7EA565
split-complementary
#659EA5 #A5657E #A58C65
monochromatic
#35575B #4C7B81 #659EA5 #8CB6BC #B2CFD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#659EA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#659EA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #659EA5
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##659EA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##659EA5 | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959AA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B91A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4BA2A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #659ea5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 158, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.060 205.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94babf',
500: '#659ea5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #659ea5; $custom-light: #94babf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#659ea5",
"rgb": {
"r": 101,
"g": 158,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.563,
"s": 26.23,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66254,
"c": 0.0605,
"h": 205.7
},
"luminance": 0.29937
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#659EA5
secondary
#C1A8A5
accent
#6F65C3
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F2F6F7
border
#CCD0D0
text
#0D1112
muted
#7E8081