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#8EA46A

#8ea46a ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8ea46a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 64.31% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.37% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 82.76°, with 24.17% saturation and 52.94% 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 7.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 2.82.

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Relative luminance0.3334

Complementary

  1. #8ea46a
  2. #806aa4

Split complementary

  1. #8ea46a
  2. #6a71a4
  3. #9d6aa4

Analogous

  1. #a49d6a
  2. #8ea46a
  3. #71a46a

Triadic

  1. #8ea46a
  2. #6a8ea4
  3. #a46a8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea46a
  2. #6aa480
  3. #806aa4
  4. #a46a8e

Square

  1. #8ea46a
  2. #6aa49d
  3. #806aa4
  4. #a46a71

Monochromatic

  1. #3e492c
  2. #667849
  3. #8ea46a
  4. #b2c199
  5. #d6dec9

Shades

#8ea46a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea46a
  2. #80945f
  3. #728355
  4. #63734a
  5. #556240
  6. #475235
  7. #39422a
  8. #2b3120
  9. #1c2115
  10. #0e100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea46a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea46a
  2. #99ad79
  3. #a5b688
  4. #b0bf97
  5. #bbc8a6
  6. #c7d2b5
  7. #d2dbc3
  8. #dde4d2
  9. #e8ede1
  10. #f4f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea46a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea46a
  2. #8da06c
  3. #8b9d6e
  4. #8a9971
  5. #889673
  6. #879275
  7. #868e77
  8. #848b79
  9. #83877c
  10. #81847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #979f8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9d66 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79c6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #929f95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0a068 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9f6c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90a186 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea46a {
  color: #8ea46a;
}
Background
.bg-8ea46a {
  background-color: #8ea46a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea46a {
  border: 2px solid #8ea46a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea46a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 164 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 24% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea46a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea46a, #71a46a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea46a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 164 106 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 2.82 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 3.66 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.13 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.15 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.92 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.92 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.40 #715b95 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8ea46a  rgb(142, 164, 106)  hsl(83, 24%, 53%)  Asparagus
#806aa4  rgb(128, 106, 164)  hsl(263, 24%, 53%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#6a8ea4  rgb(106, 142, 164)  hsl(203, 24%, 53%)  Air Force Blue
#a46a8e  rgb(164, 106, 142)  hsl(323, 24%, 53%)  Mountbatten Pink