#659583
Closest named color: Grey Teal (#5E9B8A). oklch(63% 0.059 169), rgb(101, 149, 131).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.18:1).
About this color
#659583 is a medium-light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.059 and its hue 169°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grey Teal (#5E9B8A), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.18:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.059) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Grey Teal (#5E9B8A) |
| Black text | 6.18:1 |
| White text | 3.39:1 |
Values
| HEX | #659583 |
| RGB | rgb(101, 149, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(157, 19%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.059 169) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #659583 | 3.39:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #659583 | 6.18:1 | AA | Lc 42.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #659583 text on white | 3.39:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #659583 text on black | 6.18:1 | AA | Lc -40.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F3F6F5
oklch(97.1% 0.003 174.5)
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Step 100
100
#E5ECE9
oklch(93.7% 0.008 168.7)
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Step 200
200
#D0DDD7
oklch(88.6% 0.016 166.7)
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Step 300
300
#AFC7BD
oklch(80.9% 0.03 168.6)
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Step 400
400
#85AA9C
oklch(70.7% 0.045 169.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#659583
oklch(63% 0.059 169)
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Step 600
600
#4B806D
oklch(55.7% 0.065 169)
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Step 700
700
#3C6C5B
oklch(49.2% 0.06 169)
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Step 800
800
#32584A
oklch(42.7% 0.05 168.4)
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Step 900
900
#2C483E
oklch(37.6% 0.038 169.7)
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Step 950
950
#1A2A24
oklch(26.9% 0.024 169.1)
#659583 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #938F82 | 0.061 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8A8984 | 0.057 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #599690 | 0.021 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.059 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #659583
#659583
oklch(63% 0.059 169)
- #A57B8F
#A57B8F
oklch(63% 0.059 348.8)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #659583, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grey Teal #5E9B8A ΔE 0.017
- Dull Teal #5F9E8F ΔE 0.026
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.031
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.032
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.033
- Sea #3C9992 ΔE 0.038
- Cadet Blue #5F9EA0 ΔE 0.042
- Persian Green #2A9D8F ΔE 0.047
Use #659583 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.