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#749A5E

#749a5e ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#749a5e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 60.39% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.96% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 98°, with 24.19% saturation and 48.63% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2763

Complementary

  1. #749a5e
  2. #845e9a

Split complementary

  1. #749a5e
  2. #665e9a
  3. #9a5e92

Analogous

  1. #929a5e
  2. #749a5e
  3. #5e9a66

Triadic

  1. #749a5e
  2. #5e749a
  3. #9a5e74

Tetradic

  1. #749a5e
  2. #5e9a84
  3. #845e9a
  4. #9a5e74

Square

  1. #749a5e
  2. #5e929a
  3. #845e9a
  4. #9a665e

Monochromatic

  1. #2c3b24
  2. #506b41
  3. #749a5e
  4. #9cb98c
  5. #c5d6bb

Shades

#749a5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #749a5e
  2. #688b55
  3. #5d7b4b
  4. #516c42
  5. #465c38
  6. #3a4d2f
  7. #2e3e26
  8. #232e1c
  9. #171f13
  10. #0c0f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#749a5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #749a5e
  2. #82a46e
  3. #90ae7e
  4. #9eb88e
  5. #acc29e
  6. #bacdaf
  7. #c7d7bf
  8. #d5e1cf
  9. #e3ebdf
  10. #f1f5ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#749a5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #749a5e
  2. #759761
  3. #769565
  4. #789268
  5. #79906c
  6. #7a8d6f
  7. #7b8a72
  8. #7c8876
  9. #7e8579
  10. #7f837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85947f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e915a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998e61 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74968b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f955b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b9360 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #74977b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-749a5e {
  color: #749a5e;
}
Background
.bg-749a5e {
  background-color: #749a5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-749a5e {
  border: 2px solid #749a5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #749a5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 154 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 98 24% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-749a5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #749a5e, #5e9a66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-749a5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 154 94 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.10 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 5.66 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.55 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.08 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.22 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 11.36 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 11.38 #8b65a1 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Asparagus
#749a5e  rgb(116, 154, 94)  hsl(98, 24%, 49%)  Asparagus
#845e9a  rgb(132, 94, 154)  hsl(278, 24%, 49%)  Royal Purple
#5e749a  rgb(94, 116, 154)  hsl(218, 24%, 49%)  Queen Blue
#9a5e74  rgb(154, 94, 116)  hsl(338, 24%, 49%)  Mauve Taupe