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#5B8564

#5b8564 ≈ Viridian

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#5b8564 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 52.16% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.81% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 132.86°, with 18.75% saturation and 43.92% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 6.61.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.1992

Complementary

  1. #5b8564
  2. #855b7c

Split complementary

  1. #5b8564
  2. #795b85
  3. #855b67

Analogous

  1. #67855b
  2. #5b8564
  3. #5b8579

Triadic

  1. #5b8564
  2. #645b85
  3. #85645b

Tetradic

  1. #5b8564
  2. #5b7c85
  3. #855b7c
  4. #85645b

Square

  1. #5b8564
  2. #5b6785
  3. #855b7c
  4. #85795b

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2a20
  2. #3c5842
  3. #5b8564
  4. #83aa8b
  5. #b0c9b5

Shades

#5b8564 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b8564
  2. #52785a
  3. #496a50
  4. #405d46
  5. #37503c
  6. #2e4332
  7. #243528
  8. #1b281e
  9. #121b14
  10. #090d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b8564 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b8564
  2. #6b9174
  3. #7c9d83
  4. #8caa93
  5. #9db6a2
  6. #adc2b2
  7. #bdcec1
  8. #cedad1
  9. #dee7e0
  10. #eff3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b8564 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b8564
  2. #5f8567
  3. #62846a
  4. #66846c
  5. #6a836f
  6. #6e8372
  7. #718275
  8. #758278
  9. #79817a
  10. #7c817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #707f73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #867e62 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7a66 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #55847c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #778163 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #727e65 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #578473 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b8564 {
  color: #5b8564;
}
Background
.bg-5b8564 {
  background-color: #5b8564;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5b8564 {
  border: 2px solid #5b8564;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b8564;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 133 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 19% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b8564 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b8564, #5b8579);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b8564 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 133 100 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 6.61 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.60 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.06 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.11 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 11.79 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 12.06 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 12.21 #a47a9b Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Viridian
#5b8564  rgb(91, 133, 100)  hsl(133, 19%, 44%)  Viridian
#855b7c  rgb(133, 91, 124)  hsl(313, 19%, 44%)  Twilight Lavender
#645b85  rgb(100, 91, 133)  hsl(253, 19%, 44%)  Royal Purple
#85645b  rgb(133, 100, 91)  hsl(13, 19%, 44%)  Copper Rose