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#659A4E

#659a4e ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#659a4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 60.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 49.35% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 101.84°, with 32.76% saturation and 45.49% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 7.21.

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Relative luminance0.2643

Complementary

  1. #659a4e
  2. #834e9a

Split complementary

  1. #659a4e
  2. #5d4e9a
  3. #9a4e8b

Analogous

  1. #8b9a4e
  2. #659a4e
  3. #4e9a5d

Triadic

  1. #659a4e
  2. #4e659a
  3. #9a4e65

Tetradic

  1. #659a4e
  2. #4e9a83
  3. #834e9a
  4. #9a4e65

Square

  1. #659a4e
  2. #4e8b9a
  3. #834e9a
  4. #9a5d4e

Monochromatic

  1. #22341b
  2. #446734
  3. #659a4e
  4. #8dbb79
  5. #b8d5ac

Shades

#659a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #659a4e
  2. #5b8b46
  3. #517b3e
  4. #476c37
  5. #3d5c2f
  6. #334d27
  7. #283e1f
  8. #1e2e17
  9. #141f10
  10. #0a0f08
  11. #000000

Tints

#659a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #659a4e
  2. #74a460
  3. #84ae71
  4. #93b883
  5. #a3c295
  6. #b2cda7
  7. #c1d7b8
  8. #d1e1ca
  9. #e0ebdc
  10. #f0f5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#659a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #659a4e
  2. #689753
  3. #6a9558
  4. #6d925d
  5. #709062
  6. #738d67
  7. #758a6c
  8. #788871
  9. #7b8576
  10. #7d837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f9278 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8f48 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978b53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #639588 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b944a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #869151 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #649775 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-659a4e {
  color: #659a4e;
}
Background
.bg-659a4e {
  background-color: #659a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-659a4e {
  border: 2px solid #659a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #659a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 154 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 33% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-659a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #659a4e, #4e9a5d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-659a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 154 78 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.21 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.83 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.96 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.59 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.91 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.42 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 10.47 #9a65b1 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Asparagus
#659a4e  rgb(101, 154, 78)  hsl(102, 33%, 45%)  Asparagus
#834e9a  rgb(131, 78, 154)  hsl(282, 33%, 45%)  Royal Purple
#4e659a  rgb(78, 101, 154)  hsl(222, 33%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#9a4e65  rgb(154, 78, 101)  hsl(342, 33%, 45%)  Twilight Lavender