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#659B4E

#659b4e ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#659b4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 60.78% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 49.68% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 102.08°, with 33.05% saturation and 45.69% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 7.1.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2676

Complementary

  1. #659b4e
  2. #844e9b

Split complementary

  1. #659b4e
  2. #5e4e9b
  3. #9b4e8c

Analogous

  1. #8c9b4e
  2. #659b4e
  3. #4e9b5e

Triadic

  1. #659b4e
  2. #4e659b
  3. #9b4e65

Tetradic

  1. #659b4e
  2. #4e9b84
  3. #844e9b
  4. #9b4e65

Square

  1. #659b4e
  2. #4e8c9b
  3. #844e9b
  4. #9b5e4e

Monochromatic

  1. #23351b
  2. #446834
  3. #659b4e
  4. #8dbc7a
  5. #b9d5ad

Shades

#659b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #659b4e
  2. #5b8c46
  3. #517c3e
  4. #476d37
  5. #3d5d2f
  6. #334e27
  7. #283e1f
  8. #1e2f17
  9. #141f10
  10. #0a1008
  11. #000000

Tints

#659b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #659b4e
  2. #74a560
  3. #84af71
  4. #93b983
  5. #a3c395
  6. #b2cda7
  7. #c1d7b8
  8. #d1e1ca
  9. #e0ebdc
  10. #f0f5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#659b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #659b4e
  2. #689853
  3. #6a9658
  4. #6d935d
  5. #709062
  6. #738e67
  7. #758b6c
  8. #788871
  9. #7b8576
  10. #7d837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f9379 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a09047 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988c53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #639689 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c954a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #869251 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #649876 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-659b4e {
  color: #659b4e;
}
Background
.bg-659b4e {
  background-color: #659b4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-659b4e {
  border: 2px solid #659b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #659b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 155 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 33% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-659b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #659b4e, #4e9b5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-659b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 155 78 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.10 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.94 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.04 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.69 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.89 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 10.39 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.44 #9a64b1 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Asparagus
#659b4e  rgb(101, 155, 78)  hsl(102, 33%, 46%)  Asparagus
#844e9b  rgb(132, 78, 155)  hsl(282, 33%, 46%)  Royal Purple
#4e659b  rgb(78, 101, 155)  hsl(222, 33%, 46%)  Queen Blue
#9b4e65  rgb(155, 78, 101)  hsl(342, 33%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe