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#659E4E

#659e4e ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#659e4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 61.96% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.63% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 102.75°, with 33.9% saturation and 46.27% 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 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 6.83.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2777

Complementary

  1. #659e4e
  2. #874e9e

Split complementary

  1. #659e4e
  2. #5f4e9e
  3. #9e4e8d

Analogous

  1. #8d9e4e
  2. #659e4e
  3. #4e9e5f

Triadic

  1. #659e4e
  2. #4e659e
  3. #9e4e65

Tetradic

  1. #659e4e
  2. #4e9e87
  3. #874e9e
  4. #9e4e65

Square

  1. #659e4e
  2. #4e8d9e
  3. #874e9e
  4. #9e5f4e

Monochromatic

  1. #24381b
  2. #446b35
  3. #659e4e
  4. #8ebe7b
  5. #bad7ae

Shades

#659e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #659e4e
  2. #5b8e46
  3. #517e3e
  4. #476f37
  5. #3d5f2f
  6. #334f27
  7. #283f1f
  8. #1e2f17
  9. #142010
  10. #0a1008
  11. #000000

Tints

#659e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #659e4e
  2. #74a860
  3. #84b171
  4. #93bb83
  5. #a3c595
  6. #b2cfa7
  7. #c1d8b8
  8. #d1e2ca
  9. #e0ecdc
  10. #f0f5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#659e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #659e4e
  2. #689b53
  3. #6a9858
  4. #6d955d
  5. #709262
  6. #738f67
  7. #758c6c
  8. #788971
  9. #7b8676
  10. #7d837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81967b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39347 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8e53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #63998b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e974a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #889551 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #649b78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-659e4e {
  color: #659e4e;
}
Background
.bg-659e4e {
  background-color: #659e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-659e4e {
  border: 2px solid #659e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #659e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 158 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 34% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-659e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #659e4e, #4e9e5f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-659e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 158 78 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.83 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.32 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.34 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.85 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.89 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.06 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.48 #9a61b1 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#659e4e  rgb(101, 158, 78)  hsl(103, 34%, 46%)  Asparagus
#874e9e  rgb(135, 78, 158)  hsl(283, 34%, 46%)  Purpureus
#4e659e  rgb(78, 101, 158)  hsl(223, 34%, 46%)  Queen Blue
#9e4e65  rgb(158, 78, 101)  hsl(343, 34%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe