Slate Green Color

#658d6d

Slate Green is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue

Inverse Color #9a7292
Complementary Color #8d6484
Color Shade: mid green (132° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.45% (better contrasting with white)
Slate Green Color Sample
Slate Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #658d6d

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Slate Green Color. The Rookwood Blue Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cricket Green (#6a7b6b) for more calm effect. Try Island Palm as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8d6484 is the best complementary color to Slate Green. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #658d6d complementary color is Strikemaster, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Viridian Green are #708d64 and #648d81. Thus found on the left and right of #658d6d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Highland and Viridian Green colors as they work well with Slate Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Slate Green palette consists of #8d6470 and #81648d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d6484). Try Falcon and Trendy Pink colors in combination with #658d6d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #658d6d offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Slate Green. Thus Cement and Rum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Slate Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Strikemaster, Lynch, and Clay Creek split by 90° on the color wheel. #658d6d square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Slate Green tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#8d6484) and two others. The Rum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Avocado – 120° from the complementary Strikemaster. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c648d and #848d64.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #658d6d is made of 29% red, 40% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Slate Green has a hue angle of 132°, a saturation of 16.53% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #658d6d is made of 15.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.54% yellow and 44.71% black ink.

HEX #658d6d
RGB Decimal rgb(101,141,109)
RGB Percentage 29%, 40%, 31%
CMYK 15.68, 0, 12.54, 44.71
HSL hsl(132,16.53%,47.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(132,28.37%,55.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.9904,-20.7238,12.7092)
XYZ xyz(17.652,22.9206,17.9618)
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