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#659F62

#659f62 ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#659f62 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 62.35% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.36% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 117.05°, with 24.11% saturation and 50.39% 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 6.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 6.38.

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Relative luminance0.2844

Complementary

  1. #659f62
  2. #9c629f

Split complementary

  1. #659f62
  2. #7d629f
  3. #9f6283

Analogous

  1. #839f62
  2. #659f62
  3. #629f7d

Triadic

  1. #659f62
  2. #62659f
  3. #9f6265

Tetradic

  1. #659f62
  2. #629f9c
  3. #9c629f
  4. #9f6265

Square

  1. #659f62
  2. #62839f
  3. #9c629f
  4. #9f7d62

Monochromatic

  1. #294127
  2. #477044
  3. #659f62
  4. #94bc91
  5. #c2d9c1

Shades

#659f62 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #659f62
  2. #5b8f58
  3. #517f4e
  4. #476f45
  5. #3d5f3b
  6. #335031
  7. #284027
  8. #1e301d
  9. #142014
  10. #0a100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#659f62 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #659f62
  2. #74a972
  3. #84b281
  4. #93bc91
  5. #a3c5a1
  6. #b2cfb1
  7. #c1d9c0
  8. #d1e2d0
  9. #e0ece0
  10. #f0f5ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#659f62 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #659f62
  2. #689c65
  3. #6a9968
  4. #6d966b
  5. #70936e
  6. #739071
  7. #758c74
  8. #788977
  9. #7b867a
  10. #7d837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #829781 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2955e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998f66 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5f9c90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d995f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #879664 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #629d80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-659f62 {
  color: #659f62;
}
Background
.bg-659f62 {
  background-color: #659f62;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-659f62 {
  border: 2px solid #659f62;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #659f62;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 159 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 117 24% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-659f62 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #659f62, #629f7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-659f62 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 159 98 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.38 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.93 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 8.09 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.43 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.11 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 9.66 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.50 #9a609d Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#659f62  rgb(101, 159, 98)  hsl(117, 24%, 50%)  Asparagus
#9c629f  rgb(156, 98, 159)  hsl(297, 24%, 50%)  Purpureus
#62659f  rgb(98, 101, 159)  hsl(237, 24%, 50%)  Slate Blue
#9f6265  rgb(159, 98, 101)  hsl(357, 24%, 50%)  Copper Rose