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#8AAA52

#8aaa52 ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8aaa52 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 66.67% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.76% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 81.82°, with 34.92% saturation and 49.41% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 5.21.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3476

Complementary

  1. #8aaa52
  2. #7252aa

Split complementary

  1. #8aaa52
  2. #525eaa
  3. #9e52aa

Analogous

  1. #aa9e52
  2. #8aaa52
  3. #5eaa52

Triadic

  1. #8aaa52
  2. #528aaa
  3. #aa528a

Tetradic

  1. #8aaa52
  2. #52aa72
  3. #7252aa
  4. #aa528a

Square

  1. #8aaa52
  2. #52aa9e
  3. #7252aa
  4. #aa525e

Monochromatic

  1. #364320
  2. #607639
  3. #8aaa52
  4. #adc485
  5. #cfddb8

Shades

#8aaa52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aaa52
  2. #7c994a
  3. #6e8842
  4. #617739
  5. #536631
  6. #455529
  7. #374421
  8. #293319
  9. #1c2210
  10. #0e1108
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aaa52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aaa52
  2. #96b363
  3. #a1bb75
  4. #adc486
  5. #b9cc97
  6. #c5d5a9
  7. #d0ddba
  8. #dce6cb
  9. #e8eedc
  10. #f3f7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aaa52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aaa52
  2. #89a657
  3. #88a25b
  4. #879d60
  5. #869964
  6. #859569
  7. #84916e
  8. #838d72
  9. #828877
  10. #81847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97a487 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2a04a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9f57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8fa396 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a44d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a355 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8da680 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aaa52 {
  color: #8aaa52;
}
Background
.bg-8aaa52 {
  background-color: #8aaa52;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aaa52 {
  border: 2px solid #8aaa52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aaa52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 170 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 35% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aaa52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aaa52, #5eaa52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aaa52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 170 82 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.21 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.78 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.26 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.96 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.54 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.19 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.96 #7555ad Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8aaa52  rgb(138, 170, 82)  hsl(82, 35%, 49%)  Asparagus
#7252aa  rgb(114, 82, 170)  hsl(262, 35%, 49%)  Royal Purple
#528aaa  rgb(82, 138, 170)  hsl(202, 35%, 49%)  Air Force Blue
#aa528a  rgb(170, 82, 138)  hsl(322, 35%, 49%)  Mulberry