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#72AE6F

#72ae6f ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#72ae6f is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 68.24% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.21% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 117.14°, with 28% saturation and 55.88% 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 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 4.85.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.35

Complementary

  1. #72ae6f
  2. #ab6fae

Split complementary

  1. #72ae6f
  2. #8b6fae
  3. #ae6f91

Analogous

  1. #91ae6f
  2. #72ae6f
  3. #6fae8b

Triadic

  1. #72ae6f
  2. #6f72ae
  3. #ae6f72

Tetradic

  1. #72ae6f
  2. #6faeab
  3. #ab6fae
  4. #ae6f72

Square

  1. #72ae6f
  2. #6f91ae
  3. #ab6fae
  4. #ae8b6f

Monochromatic

  1. #315430
  2. #4e854b
  3. #72ae6f
  4. #a2caa0
  5. #d2e5d1

Shades

#72ae6f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72ae6f
  2. #679d64
  3. #5b8b59
  4. #507a4e
  5. #446843
  6. #395738
  7. #2e462c
  8. #223421
  9. #172316
  10. #0b110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#72ae6f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72ae6f
  2. #80b67d
  3. #8ebe8c
  4. #9cc69a
  5. #aacea9
  6. #b9d7b7
  7. #c7dfc5
  8. #d5e7d4
  9. #e3efe2
  10. #f1f7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72ae6f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72ae6f
  2. #73a971
  3. #75a572
  4. #76a074
  5. #789c76
  6. #799778
  7. #7a9279
  8. #7c8e7b
  9. #7d897d
  10. #7f857e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90a68f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1a36b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89d73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6caa9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ca86c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95a471 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6fac8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72ae6f {
  color: #72ae6f;
}
Background
.bg-72ae6f {
  background-color: #72ae6f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72ae6f {
  border: 2px solid #72ae6f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72ae6f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 174 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 117 28% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72ae6f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72ae6f, #6fae8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72ae6f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 174 111 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 4.85 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.52 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.76 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.23 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.60 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.15 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.43 #8d5190 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#72ae6f  rgb(114, 174, 111)  hsl(117, 28%, 56%)  Asparagus
#ab6fae  rgb(171, 111, 174)  hsl(297, 28%, 56%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#6f72ae  rgb(111, 114, 174)  hsl(237, 28%, 56%)  Glaucous
#ae6f72  rgb(174, 111, 114)  hsl(357, 28%, 56%)  Rose Gold