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#77A44A

#77a44a ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#77a44a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 64.31% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.88% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 37.82% saturation and 46.67% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 5.72.

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Relative luminance0.3097

Complementary

  1. #77a44a
  2. #774aa4

Split complementary

  1. #77a44a
  2. #4a4aa4
  3. #a44aa4

Analogous

  1. #a4a44a
  2. #77a44a
  3. #4aa44a

Triadic

  1. #77a44a
  2. #4a77a4
  3. #a44a77

Tetradic

  1. #77a44a
  2. #4aa477
  3. #774aa4
  4. #a44a77

Square

  1. #77a44a
  2. #4aa4a4
  3. #774aa4
  4. #a44a4a

Monochromatic

  1. #2b3b1a
  2. #516f32
  3. #77a44a
  4. #9dc278
  5. #c4daad

Shades

#77a44a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #77a44a
  2. #6b9443
  3. #5f833b
  4. #537334
  5. #47622c
  6. #3c5225
  7. #30421e
  8. #243116
  9. #18210f
  10. #0c1007
  11. #000000

Tints

#77a44a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #77a44a
  2. #85ad5c
  3. #92b66e
  4. #a0bf80
  5. #adc892
  6. #bbd2a5
  7. #c9dbb7
  8. #d6e4c9
  9. #e4eddb
  10. #f1f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#77a44a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #77a44a
  2. #78a04f
  3. #799d55
  4. #7a995a
  5. #7b9660
  6. #7c9265
  7. #7c8e6a
  8. #7d8b70
  9. #7e8775
  10. #7f847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b9c7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9941 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49650 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #799e90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #999e45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #949c4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #78a07a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-77a44a {
  color: #77a44a;
}
Background
.bg-77a44a {
  background-color: #77a44a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-77a44a {
  border: 2px solid #77a44a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #77a44a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 164 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 38% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-77a44a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #77a44a, #4aa44a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-77a44a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 164 74 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.72 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.89 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.99 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.24 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.22 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.64 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.75 #885bb5 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#77a44a  rgb(119, 164, 74)  hsl(90, 38%, 47%)  Asparagus
#774aa4  rgb(119, 74, 164)  hsl(270, 38%, 47%)  Royal Purple
#4a77a4  rgb(74, 119, 164)  hsl(210, 38%, 47%)  Tufts Blue
#a44a77  rgb(164, 74, 119)  hsl(330, 38%, 47%)  Twilight Lavender