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#8EA46C

#8ea46c ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8ea46c 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 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.15% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 83.57°, with 23.53% saturation and 53.33% 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 7.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 2.86.

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Relative luminance0.3338

Complementary

  1. #8ea46c
  2. #826ca4

Split complementary

  1. #8ea46c
  2. #6c72a4
  3. #9e6ca4

Analogous

  1. #a49e6c
  2. #8ea46c
  3. #72a46c

Triadic

  1. #8ea46c
  2. #6c8ea4
  3. #a46c8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea46c
  2. #6ca482
  3. #826ca4
  4. #a46c8e

Square

  1. #8ea46c
  2. #6ca49e
  3. #826ca4
  4. #a46c72

Monochromatic

  1. #3e492d
  2. #67794b
  3. #8ea46c
  4. #b2c19b
  5. #d7deca

Shades

#8ea46c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea46c
  2. #809461
  3. #728356
  4. #63734c
  5. #556241
  6. #475236
  7. #39422b
  8. #2b3120
  9. #1c2116
  10. #0e100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea46c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea46c
  2. #99ad7b
  3. #a5b689
  4. #b0bf98
  5. #bbc8a7
  6. #c7d2b6
  7. #d2dbc4
  8. #dde4d3
  9. #e8ede2
  10. #f4f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea46c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea46c
  2. #8da06e
  3. #8b9d70
  4. #8a9972
  5. #889674
  6. #879276
  7. #868e78
  8. #848b7a
  9. #83877c
  10. #81847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #979f8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9d68 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79c6f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #919f96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa06a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d9f6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90a187 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea46c {
  color: #8ea46c;
}
Background
.bg-8ea46c {
  background-color: #8ea46c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea46c {
  border: 2px solid #8ea46c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea46c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 164 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 24% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea46c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea46c, #72a46c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea46c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 164 108 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 2.86 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 3.91 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.25 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.89 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.05 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.88 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.59 #715b93 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8ea46c  rgb(142, 164, 108)  hsl(84, 24%, 53%)  Asparagus
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#6c8ea4  rgb(108, 142, 164)  hsl(204, 24%, 53%)  Air Force Blue
#a46c8e  rgb(164, 108, 142)  hsl(324, 24%, 53%)  Mountbatten Pink