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#609B59

#609b59 ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#609b59 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.65% red, 60.78% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.58% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 113.64°, with 27.05% saturation and 47.84% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 7.38.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2665

Complementary

  1. #609b59
  2. #94599b

Split complementary

  1. #609b59
  2. #73599b
  3. #9b5981

Analogous

  1. #819b59
  2. #609b59
  3. #599b73

Triadic

  1. #609b59
  2. #59609b
  3. #9b5960

Tetradic

  1. #609b59
  2. #599b94
  3. #94599b
  4. #9b5960

Square

  1. #609b59
  2. #59819b
  3. #94599b
  4. #9b7359

Monochromatic

  1. #243a21
  2. #426a3d
  3. #609b59
  4. #8cba87
  5. #bad6b7

Shades

#609b59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #609b59
  2. #568c50
  3. #4d7c47
  4. #436d3e
  5. #3a5d35
  6. #304e2d
  7. #263e24
  8. #1d2f1b
  9. #131f12
  10. #0a1009
  11. #000000

Tints

#609b59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #609b59
  2. #70a56a
  3. #80af7a
  4. #90b98b
  5. #a0c39b
  6. #b0cdac
  7. #bfd7bd
  8. #cfe1cd
  9. #dfebde
  10. #eff5ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#609b59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #609b59
  2. #63985d
  3. #669661
  4. #6a9365
  5. #6d9069
  6. #708e6d
  7. #738b70
  8. #768874
  9. #7a8578
  10. #7d837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d937c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e9154 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958b5d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5b978b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a9556 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83925b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d997a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-609b59 {
  color: #609b59;
}
Background
.bg-609b59 {
  background-color: #609b59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-609b59 {
  border: 2px solid #609b59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #609b59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 96 155 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 114 27% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-609b59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #609b59, #599b73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-609b59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(96 155 89 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.38 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 7.97 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 8.86 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.89 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.91 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.15 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.20 #9f64a6 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Asparagus
#609b59  rgb(96, 155, 89)  hsl(114, 27%, 48%)  Asparagus
#94599b  rgb(148, 89, 155)  hsl(294, 27%, 48%)  Purpureus
#59609b  rgb(89, 96, 155)  hsl(234, 27%, 48%)  Queen Blue
#9b5960  rgb(155, 89, 96)  hsl(354, 27%, 48%)  Copper Rose