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#8EA46D

#8ea46d ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8ea46d 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 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.54% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 84°, with 23.21% saturation and 53.53% 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 2.91.

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Relative luminance0.3341

Complementary

  1. #8ea46d
  2. #836da4

Split complementary

  1. #8ea46d
  2. #6d72a4
  3. #9f6da4

Analogous

  1. #a49f6d
  2. #8ea46d
  3. #72a46d

Triadic

  1. #8ea46d
  2. #6d8ea4
  3. #a46d8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea46d
  2. #6da483
  3. #836da4
  4. #a46d8e

Square

  1. #8ea46d
  2. #6da49f
  3. #836da4
  4. #a46d72

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4a2e
  2. #67794b
  3. #8ea46d
  4. #b2c19c
  5. #d7dfcb

Shades

#8ea46d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea46d
  2. #809462
  3. #728357
  4. #63734c
  5. #556241
  6. #475237
  7. #39422c
  8. #2b3121
  9. #1c2116
  10. #0e100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea46d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea46d
  2. #99ad7c
  3. #a5b68a
  4. #b0bf99
  5. #bbc8a7
  6. #c7d2b6
  7. #d2dbc5
  8. #dde4d3
  9. #e8ede2
  10. #f4f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea46d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea46d
  2. #8da06f
  3. #8b9d71
  4. #8a9973
  5. #889675
  6. #879277
  7. #868e78
  8. #848b7a
  9. #83877c
  10. #81847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 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 #aa9d69 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79c70 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #919f96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa06b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d9f6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90a187 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea46d {
  color: #8ea46d;
}
Background
.bg-8ea46d {
  background-color: #8ea46d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea46d {
  border: 2px solid #8ea46d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea46d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 164 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 23% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea46d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea46d, #72a46d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea46d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 164 109 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 2.91 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.05 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.33 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.77 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.12 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.86 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.69 #715b92 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8ea46d  rgb(142, 164, 109)  hsl(84, 23%, 54%)  Asparagus
#836da4  rgb(131, 109, 164)  hsl(264, 23%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#6d8ea4  rgb(109, 142, 164)  hsl(204, 23%, 54%)  Air Force Blue
#a46d8e  rgb(164, 109, 142)  hsl(324, 23%, 54%)  Mountbatten Pink