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#779C6A

#779c6a ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#779c6a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 61.18% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.05% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 104.4°, with 20.16% 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 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 5.07.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2874

Complementary

  1. #779c6a
  2. #8f6a9c

Split complementary

  1. #779c6a
  2. #766a9c
  3. #9c6a90

Analogous

  1. #909c6a
  2. #779c6a
  3. #6a9c76

Triadic

  1. #779c6a
  2. #6a779c
  3. #9c6a77

Tetradic

  1. #779c6a
  2. #6a9c8f
  3. #8f6a9c
  4. #9c6a77

Square

  1. #779c6a
  2. #6a909c
  3. #8f6a9c
  4. #9c766a

Monochromatic

  1. #31412c
  2. #546f4a
  3. #779c6a
  4. #a1bb98
  5. #cbd9c6

Shades

#779c6a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #779c6a
  2. #6b8c5f
  3. #5f7d55
  4. #536d4a
  5. #475e40
  6. #3c4e35
  7. #303e2a
  8. #242f20
  9. #181f15
  10. #0c100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#779c6a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #779c6a
  2. #85a679
  3. #92b088
  4. #a0ba97
  5. #adc4a6
  6. #bbceb5
  7. #c9d7c3
  8. #d6e1d2
  9. #e4ebe1
  10. #f1f5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#779c6a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #779c6a
  2. #78996c
  3. #79966e
  4. #7a9471
  5. #7b9173
  6. #7c8e75
  7. #7c8b77
  8. #7d8879
  9. #7e867c
  10. #7f837e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #889684 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f9467 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a916d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76988f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #919768 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d956c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #769a82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-779c6a {
  color: #779c6a;
}
Background
.bg-779c6a {
  background-color: #779c6a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-779c6a {
  border: 2px solid #779c6a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #779c6a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 156 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 20% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-779c6a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #779c6a, #6a9c76);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-779c6a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 156 106 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.07 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.64 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.67 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.04 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 10.99 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 11.41 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 11.65 #886395 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#779c6a  rgb(119, 156, 106)  hsl(104, 20%, 51%)  Asparagus
#8f6a9c  rgb(143, 106, 156)  hsl(284, 20%, 51%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#6a779c  rgb(106, 119, 156)  hsl(224, 20%, 51%)  Glaucous
#9c6a77  rgb(156, 106, 119)  hsl(344, 20%, 51%)  Mauve Taupe