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#669C56

#669c56 ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#669c56 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 61.18% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.87% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 106.29°, with 28.93% saturation and 47.45% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 6.51.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2727

Complementary

  1. #669c56
  2. #8c569c

Split complementary

  1. #669c56
  2. #69569c
  3. #9c5689

Analogous

  1. #899c56
  2. #669c56
  3. #569c69

Triadic

  1. #669c56
  2. #56669c
  3. #9c5666

Tetradic

  1. #669c56
  2. #569c8c
  3. #8c569c
  4. #9c5666

Square

  1. #669c56
  2. #56899c
  3. #8c569c
  4. #9c6956

Monochromatic

  1. #263920
  2. #466b3b
  3. #669c56
  4. #90bb84
  5. #bcd6b5

Shades

#669c56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #669c56
  2. #5c8c4d
  3. #527d45
  4. #476d3c
  5. #3d5e34
  6. #334e2b
  7. #293e22
  8. #1f2f1a
  9. #141f11
  10. #0a1009
  11. #000000

Tints

#669c56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #669c56
  2. #75a667
  3. #85b078
  4. #94ba89
  5. #a3c49a
  6. #b3ceab
  7. #c2d7bb
  8. #d1e1cc
  9. #e0ebdd
  10. #f0f5ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#669c56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #669c56
  2. #69995a
  3. #6b965e
  4. #6e9463
  5. #709167
  6. #738e6b
  7. #768b6f
  8. #788873
  9. #7b8678
  10. #7d837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80947c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a09251 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988d5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #63988b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c9653 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #879359 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #649979 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-669c56 {
  color: #669c56;
}
Background
.bg-669c56 {
  background-color: #669c56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-669c56 {
  border: 2px solid #669c56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #669c56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 156 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 106 29% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-669c56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #669c56, #569c69);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-669c56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 156 86 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.51 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.07 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.21 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.21 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.55 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.97 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 10.13 #9963a9 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Asparagus
#669c56  rgb(102, 156, 86)  hsl(106, 29%, 47%)  Asparagus
#8c569c  rgb(140, 86, 156)  hsl(286, 29%, 47%)  Purpureus
#56669c  rgb(86, 102, 156)  hsl(226, 29%, 47%)  Queen Blue
#9c5666  rgb(156, 86, 102)  hsl(346, 29%, 47%)  Mauve Taupe