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#6CA151

#6ca151 ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#6ca151 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 63.14% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 49.69% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 99.75°, with 33.06% 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 6.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 5.7.

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Relative luminance0.2927

Complementary

  1. #6ca151
  2. #8651a1

Split complementary

  1. #6ca151
  2. #5e51a1
  3. #a15194

Analogous

  1. #94a151
  2. #6ca151
  3. #51a15e

Triadic

  1. #6ca151
  2. #516ca1
  3. #a1516c

Tetradic

  1. #6ca151
  2. #51a186
  3. #8651a1
  4. #a1516c

Square

  1. #6ca151
  2. #5194a1
  3. #8651a1
  4. #a15e51

Monochromatic

  1. #283b1e
  2. #4a6e37
  3. #6ca151
  4. #95bf80
  5. #bfd9b2

Shades

#6ca151 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6ca151
  2. #619149
  3. #568141
  4. #4c7139
  5. #416131
  6. #365129
  7. #2b4020
  8. #203018
  9. #162010
  10. #0b1008
  11. #000000

Tints

#6ca151 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6ca151
  2. #7baa62
  3. #89b474
  4. #98bd85
  5. #a7c797
  6. #b6d0a8
  7. #c4d9b9
  8. #d3e3cb
  9. #e2ecdc
  10. #f0f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6ca151 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6ca151
  2. #6e9e56
  3. #709a5a
  4. #72975f
  5. #749464
  6. #769169
  7. #788d6d
  8. #7a8a72
  9. #7c8777
  10. #7e837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85997e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6964a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e9256 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b9c8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #929b4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d9854 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6b9e7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6ca151 {
  color: #6ca151;
}
Background
.bg-6ca151 {
  background-color: #6ca151;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6ca151 {
  border: 2px solid #6ca151;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6ca151;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 161 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 33% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6ca151 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6ca151, #51a15e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6ca151 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 161 81 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.70 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.61 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.64 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.43 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.57 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.90 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.67 #935eae Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#6ca151  rgb(108, 161, 81)  hsl(100, 33%, 47%)  Asparagus
#8651a1  rgb(134, 81, 161)  hsl(280, 33%, 47%)  Royal Purple
#516ca1  rgb(81, 108, 161)  hsl(220, 33%, 47%)  Queen Blue
#a1516c  rgb(161, 81, 108)  hsl(340, 33%, 47%)  Mauve Taupe