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#6E9B64

#6e9b64 ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#6e9b64 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 60.78% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.48% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 109.09°, with 21.57% saturation and 50% 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 5.84.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2768

Complementary

  1. #6e9b64
  2. #91649b

Split complementary

  1. #6e9b64
  2. #75649b
  3. #9b648a

Analogous

  1. #8a9b64
  2. #6e9b64
  3. #649b75

Triadic

  1. #6e9b64
  2. #646e9b
  3. #9b646e

Tetradic

  1. #6e9b64
  2. #649b91
  3. #91649b
  4. #9b646e

Square

  1. #6e9b64
  2. #648a9b
  3. #91649b
  4. #9b7564

Monochromatic

  1. #2c3e28
  2. #4d6d46
  3. #6e9b64
  4. #99b992
  5. #c5d7c1

Shades

#6e9b64 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e9b64
  2. #638c5a
  3. #587c50
  4. #4d6d46
  5. #425d3c
  6. #374e32
  7. #2c3e28
  8. #212f1e
  9. #161f14
  10. #0b100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e9b64 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e9b64
  2. #7da574
  3. #8baf83
  4. #9ab993
  5. #a8c3a2
  6. #b7cdb2
  7. #c5d7c1
  8. #d4e1d1
  9. #e2ebe0
  10. #f1f5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e9b64 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e9b64
  2. #709867
  3. #72966a
  4. #73936c
  5. #75906f
  6. #778e72
  7. #798b75
  8. #7b8878
  9. #7c857a
  10. #7e837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #839480 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e9260 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978e67 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b978d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d9662 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #899366 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c997f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e9b64 {
  color: #6e9b64;
}
Background
.bg-6e9b64 {
  background-color: #6e9b64;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6e9b64 {
  border: 2px solid #6e9b64;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e9b64;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 155 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 109 22% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e9b64 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e9b64, #649b75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e9b64 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 155 100 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.84 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.53 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.82 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.99 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 10.16 #00a86b Jade ΔE 10.36 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.59 #91649b Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Asparagus
#6e9b64  rgb(110, 155, 100)  hsl(109, 22%, 50%)  Asparagus
#91649b  rgb(145, 100, 155)  hsl(289, 22%, 50%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#646e9b  rgb(100, 110, 155)  hsl(229, 22%, 50%)  Queen Blue
#9b646e  rgb(155, 100, 110)  hsl(349, 22%, 50%)  Mauve Taupe