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#659727

#659727 is a dark, rich green, close to the color Olive Drab. In RGB it’s made of 39.6% red, 59.2% green, and 15.3% blue. Its hue is 87°, with 59% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #659727 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#659727
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #659727

What color is #659727?

#659727 is a dark, rich green, close to the color Olive Drab. In RGB it’s made of 39.6% red, 59.2% green, and 15.3% blue. Its hue is 87°, with 59% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #659727 in RGB?

#659727 is rgb(101, 151, 39): 101 red, 151 green, and 39 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #659727 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(33, 0, 74, 41). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #659727?

PANTONE 370 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #659727?

Its complement #A572DA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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