Information about #659D9B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #659D9B is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(101, 157, 155) — 39.6% red, 61.6% green, 60.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 0 / 1 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned aqua cyan, #659D9B feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Desaturated Cyan (#669999). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Paradise (#6A9C95) and Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0).

The recipe behind #659D9B is rgb(101, 157, 155), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #659D9B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.1:1. No one has named #659D9B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#659D9B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#659D9B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#659D9B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#659D9B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#659D9B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#659D9B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #659D9B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Desaturated Cyan color link
Desaturated Cyan

#669999

Paradise color link
Paradise

#6A9C95

Cadet Blue color link
Cadet Blue

#5F9EA0

Bounce color link
Bounce

#679394

Wishlist color link
Wishlist

#659295

Polished Pine color link
Polished Pine

#5DA493

Dull Teal color link
Dull Teal

#5F9E8F

Greyish Teal color link
Greyish Teal

#719F91

Deep Seafoam color link
Deep Seafoam

#55979C

Grey Teal color link
Grey Teal

#5E9B8A

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Vintage Mint color link
Vintage Mint

#69B096

#659D9B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#659D9B
  • RGB101, 157, 155
  • CMYK22, 0, 1, 38
  • CSSrgb(101, 157, 155)
  • HSL178°, 22%, 51%
  • HSL Precise177.857°, 22.222%, 50.588%
  • HSV178°, 36%, 62%
  • HSB178°, 36%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.396, 0.616, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.396, 0.616, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.396, 0.616, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID659D9B
  • DECIMAL ID6659483
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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