Stanford Green Color

#658f7c

Stanford Green is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet

Inverse Color #9a7083
Complementary Color #8f6477
Color Shade: green cyan (152.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.84% (better contrasting with white)
Stanford Green Color Sample
Stanford Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #658f7c

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Stanford Green Color. The Mt Burleigh color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sutherland (#859d95) for more calm effect. Try Atlas Cedar Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8f6477 is the best complementary color to Stanford Green. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #658f7c complementary color is Strikemaster, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Viridian Green are #648f66 and #648d8f. Thus found on the left and right of #658f7c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Glade Green and Juniper colors as they work well with Stanford Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Stanford Green palette consists of #8f6664 and #8f648c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f6477). Try Copper Rose and Strikemaster colors in combination with #658f7c, 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 #658f7c offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Stanford Green. Thus Cement and Rum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Stanford Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Strikemaster, Kimberly, and Avocado split by 90° on the color wheel. #658f7c square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow 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. Stanford Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#8f6477) and two others. The Rum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Highland – 120° from the complementary Strikemaster. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c648f and #778f64.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #658f7c is made of 27% red, 39% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Stanford Green has a hue angle of 152.86°, a saturation of 17.21% and a lightness of 47.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #658f7c is made of 16.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 43.92% black ink.

HEX #658f7c
RGB Decimal rgb(101,143,124)
RGB Percentage 27%, 39%, 34%
CMYK 16.47, 0, 7.45, 43.92
HSL hsl(152.86,17.21%,47.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(152.86,29.37%,56.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.9542,-18.6821,5.4972)
XYZ xyz(18.8274,23.8669,22.6832)
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