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#6D9977

#6d9977 ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#6d9977 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 60% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.22% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 133.64°, with 17.74% saturation and 51.37% 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 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 9.46.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2737

Complementary

  1. #6d9977
  2. #996d8f

Split complementary

  1. #6d9977
  2. #8d6d99
  3. #996d79

Analogous

  1. #79996d
  2. #6d9977
  3. #6d998d

Triadic

  1. #6d9977
  2. #776d99
  3. #99776d

Tetradic

  1. #6d9977
  2. #6d8f99
  3. #996d8f
  4. #99776d

Square

  1. #6d9977
  2. #6d7999
  3. #996d8f
  4. #998d6d

Monochromatic

  1. #2d4031
  2. #4c6d54
  3. #6d9977
  4. #9ab8a1
  5. #c7d8cb

Shades

#6d9977 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d9977
  2. #628a6b
  3. #577a5f
  4. #4c6b53
  5. #415c47
  6. #374d3c
  7. #2c3d30
  8. #212e24
  9. #161f18
  10. #0b0f0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d9977 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d9977
  2. #7ca385
  3. #8aad92
  4. #99b8a0
  5. #a7c2ad
  6. #b6ccbb
  7. #c5d6c9
  8. #d3e0d6
  9. #e2ebe4
  10. #f0f5f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d9977 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d9977
  2. #6f9778
  3. #719479
  4. #73927a
  5. #758f7b
  6. #778d7c
  7. #788a7c
  8. #7a887d
  9. #7c857e
  10. #7e837f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #839386 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999275 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928d79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #679890 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a9576 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #859278 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #699886 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d9977 {
  color: #6d9977;
}
Background
.bg-6d9977 {
  background-color: #6d9977;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6d9977 {
  border: 2px solid #6d9977;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d9977;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 153 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 18% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d9977 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d9977, #6d998d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d9977 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 153 119 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.46 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.20 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 10.23 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 10.42 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 10.72 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.75 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 10.77 #926688 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Asparagus
#6d9977  rgb(109, 153, 119)  hsl(134, 18%, 51%)  Asparagus
#996d8f  rgb(153, 109, 143)  hsl(314, 18%, 51%)  Mountbatten Pink
#776d99  rgb(119, 109, 153)  hsl(254, 18%, 51%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#99776d  rgb(153, 119, 109)  hsl(14, 18%, 51%)  Beaver