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#5A8564

#5a8564 ≈ Viridian

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#5a8564 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 52.16% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.81% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 133.95°, with 19.28% saturation and 43.73% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 6.43.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.1987

Complementary

  1. #5a8564
  2. #855a7b

Split complementary

  1. #5a8564
  2. #7a5a85
  3. #855a66

Analogous

  1. #66855a
  2. #5a8564
  3. #5a857a

Triadic

  1. #5a8564
  2. #645a85
  3. #85645a

Tetradic

  1. #5a8564
  2. #5a7b85
  3. #855a7b
  4. #85645a

Square

  1. #5a8564
  2. #5a6685
  3. #855a7b
  4. #857a5a

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2a1f
  2. #3b5742
  3. #5a8564
  4. #81aa8b
  5. #afc9b5

Shades

#5a8564 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a8564
  2. #51785a
  3. #486a50
  4. #3f5d46
  5. #36503c
  6. #2d4332
  7. #243528
  8. #1b281e
  9. #121b14
  10. #090d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a8564 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a8564
  2. #6b9174
  3. #7b9d83
  4. #8caa93
  5. #9cb6a2
  6. #adc2b2
  7. #bdcec1
  8. #cedad1
  9. #dee7e0
  10. #eff3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a8564 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a8564
  2. #5e8567
  3. #62846a
  4. #65846c
  5. #69836f
  6. #6d8372
  7. #718275
  8. #758278
  9. #78817a
  10. #7c817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f7f73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #857e62 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7966 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #54847c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #768163 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #727e65 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #568473 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a8564 {
  color: #5a8564;
}
Background
.bg-5a8564 {
  background-color: #5a8564;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5a8564 {
  border: 2px solid #5a8564;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a8564;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 133 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 19% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a8564 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a8564, #5a857a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a8564 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 133 100 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 6.43 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.45 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.06 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.26 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 11.61 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 11.95 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 12.24 #a57a9b Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Viridian
#5a8564  rgb(90, 133, 100)  hsl(134, 19%, 44%)  Viridian
#855a7b  rgb(133, 90, 123)  hsl(314, 19%, 44%)  Twilight Lavender
#645a85  rgb(100, 90, 133)  hsl(254, 19%, 44%)  Royal Purple
#85645a  rgb(133, 100, 90)  hsl(14, 19%, 44%)  Copper Rose