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#8EA46F

#8ea46f ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8ea46f 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 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.32% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 84.91°, with 22.55% saturation and 53.92% 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 7.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 3.08.

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Relative luminance0.3345

Complementary

  1. #8ea46f
  2. #856fa4

Split complementary

  1. #8ea46f
  2. #6f73a4
  3. #9f6fa4

Analogous

  1. #a49f6f
  2. #8ea46f
  3. #73a46f

Triadic

  1. #8ea46f
  2. #6f8ea4
  3. #a46f8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea46f
  2. #6fa485
  3. #856fa4
  4. #a46f8e

Square

  1. #8ea46f
  2. #6fa49f
  3. #856fa4
  4. #a46f73

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4b2f
  2. #677a4d
  3. #8ea46f
  4. #b3c29e
  5. #d8dfcd

Shades

#8ea46f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea46f
  2. #809464
  3. #728359
  4. #63734e
  5. #556243
  6. #475238
  7. #39422c
  8. #2b3121
  9. #1c2116
  10. #0e100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea46f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea46f
  2. #99ad7d
  3. #a5b68c
  4. #b0bf9a
  5. #bbc8a9
  6. #c7d2b7
  7. #d2dbc5
  8. #dde4d4
  9. #e8ede2
  10. #f4f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea46f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea46f
  2. #8da071
  3. #8b9d72
  4. #8a9974
  5. #889676
  6. #879278
  7. #868e79
  8. #848b7b
  9. #83877d
  10. #81847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97a08c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9d6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69c72 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #919f96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa06d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d9f71 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90a188 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea46f {
  color: #8ea46f;
}
Background
.bg-8ea46f {
  background-color: #8ea46f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea46f {
  border: 2px solid #8ea46f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea46f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 164 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 23% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea46f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea46f, #73a46f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea46f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 164 111 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 3.08 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.36 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.50 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.54 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.28 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.84 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.90 #715b90 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8ea46f  rgb(142, 164, 111)  hsl(85, 23%, 54%)  Asparagus
#856fa4  rgb(133, 111, 164)  hsl(265, 23%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#6f8ea4  rgb(111, 142, 164)  hsl(205, 23%, 54%)  Air Force Blue
#a46f8e  rgb(164, 111, 142)  hsl(325, 23%, 54%)  Mountbatten Pink