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#72A166

#72a166 ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#72a166 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 63.14% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.65% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 107.8°, with 23.89% saturation and 51.57% 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 7.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 4.29.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.3003

Complementary

  1. #72a166
  2. #9566a1

Split complementary

  1. #72a166
  2. #7866a1
  3. #a16690

Analogous

  1. #90a166
  2. #72a166
  3. #66a178

Triadic

  1. #72a166
  2. #6672a1
  3. #a16672

Tetradic

  1. #72a166
  2. #66a195
  3. #9566a1
  4. #a16672

Square

  1. #72a166
  2. #6690a1
  3. #9566a1
  4. #a17866

Monochromatic

  1. #2f442a
  2. #507447
  3. #72a166
  4. #9ebe95
  5. #c9dbc5

Shades

#72a166 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72a166
  2. #67915c
  3. #5b8152
  4. #507147
  5. #44613d
  6. #395133
  7. #2e4029
  8. #22301f
  9. #172014
  10. #0b100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#72a166 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72a166
  2. #80aa75
  3. #8eb485
  4. #9cbd94
  5. #aac7a3
  6. #b9d0b3
  7. #c7d9c2
  8. #d5e3d1
  9. #e3ece0
  10. #f1f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72a166 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72a166
  2. #739e69
  3. #759a6b
  4. #76976e
  5. #789470
  6. #799173
  7. #7a8d76
  8. #7c8a78
  9. #7d877b
  10. #7f837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #889a85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49862 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d9369 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f9d92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #939c64 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e9968 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #709f83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72a166 {
  color: #72a166;
}
Background
.bg-72a166 {
  background-color: #72a166;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72a166 {
  border: 2px solid #72a166;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72a166;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 161 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 108 24% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72a166 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72a166, #66a178);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72a166 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 161 102 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 4.29 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.40 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.03 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.05 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.16 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 10.18 #00a86b Jade ΔE 10.19 #8d5e99 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#72a166  rgb(114, 161, 102)  hsl(108, 24%, 52%)  Asparagus
#9566a1  rgb(149, 102, 161)  hsl(288, 24%, 52%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#6672a1  rgb(102, 114, 161)  hsl(228, 24%, 52%)  Glaucous
#a16672  rgb(161, 102, 114)  hsl(348, 24%, 52%)  Mauve Taupe