Gable Green is a dark medium bright shade of Cyan. It belongs to the color family Dark Cyan, and it has low lightness and medium saturation. Gable Green effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Gable Green is #163531.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Gable Green has 9%% Red, 21% Green, and 19% Blue.
Gable Green has 172° Hue, 58% Saturation, and 21% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Gable Green has 172° Hue, 41% Saturation, and 15% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Gable Green has 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow, and 79% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#163531 |
|
RGB |
(22, 53, 49) |
(9%, 21%, 19%) |
HSV |
(172°, 58, 21) |
(48%, 58%, 21%) |
HSL |
(172°, 41, 15) |
(48%, 41%, 15%) |
CMYK |
(58, 0, 8, 79) |
(58%, 0%, 8%, 79%) |
The natural luminance of Gable Green is 3%, which is low.
Gable Green has a higher contrast with white than black.
Gable Green and black have a 1.6:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Gable Green and white have a 13.3:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
3% |
insufficient (1.6) |
AAA (13.3) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Gable Green paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 3% Green, 9% Cyan, 79% Black, 9% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
3%
Blue
0%
Cyan
9%
Magenta
0%
Black
79%
White
9%
To mix Gable Green paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 11% Cyan, 1% Yellow, 79% Black, 9% White, as shown below.
Cyan
11%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
1%
Black
79%
White
9%
Colors similar to Gable Green are: Timber Green, Plantation, Medium Jungle Green, Almost Black, and Firefly. Timber Green is more green than Gable Green. Plantation is paler and lighter than Gable Green. Medium Jungle Green is more green and paler than Gable Green. Almost Black is more blue and paler and darker than Gable Green. Firefly is more blue and brighter than Gable Green.