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#66AA4E

#66aa4e ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#66aa4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 66.67% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.12% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 104.35°, with 37.1% saturation and 48.63% 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 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 6.93.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.3212

Complementary

  1. #66aa4e
  2. #924eaa

Split complementary

  1. #66aa4e
  2. #644eaa
  3. #aa4e94

Analogous

  1. #94aa4e
  2. #66aa4e
  3. #4eaa64

Triadic

  1. #66aa4e
  2. #4e66aa
  3. #aa4e66

Tetradic

  1. #66aa4e
  2. #4eaa92
  3. #924eaa
  4. #aa4e66

Square

  1. #66aa4e
  2. #4e94aa
  3. #924eaa
  4. #aa644e

Monochromatic

  1. #27411e
  2. #477636
  3. #66aa4e
  4. #92c580
  5. #bfddb4

Shades

#66aa4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #66aa4e
  2. #5c9946
  3. #52883e
  4. #477737
  5. #3d662f
  6. #335527
  7. #29441f
  8. #1f3317
  9. #142210
  10. #0a1108
  11. #000000

Tints

#66aa4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #66aa4e
  2. #75b360
  3. #85bb71
  4. #94c483
  5. #a3cc95
  6. #b3d5a7
  7. #c2ddb8
  8. #d1e6ca
  9. #e0eedc
  10. #f0f7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#66aa4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #66aa4e
  2. #69a653
  3. #6ba258
  4. #6e9d5d
  5. #709962
  6. #739567
  7. #76916c
  8. #788d71
  9. #7b8876
  10. #7d847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88a082 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9d45 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59754 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #62a595 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97a349 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #909f52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #64a77f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-66aa4e {
  color: #66aa4e;
}
Background
.bg-66aa4e {
  background-color: #66aa4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-66aa4e {
  border: 2px solid #66aa4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #66aa4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 170 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-66aa4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #66aa4e, #4eaa64);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-66aa4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 170 78 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.93 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.97 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.91 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.70 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.07 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.15 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.04 #9955b1 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Asparagus
#66aa4e  rgb(102, 170, 78)  hsl(104, 37%, 49%)  Asparagus
#924eaa  rgb(146, 78, 170)  hsl(284, 37%, 49%)  Purpureus
#4e66aa  rgb(78, 102, 170)  hsl(224, 37%, 49%)  Queen Blue
#aa4e66  rgb(170, 78, 102)  hsl(344, 37%, 49%)  Mauve Taupe