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#78986A

#78986a ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#78986a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 59.61% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.26% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 101.74°, with 18.25% saturation and 50.59% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 6.22.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2749

Complementary

  1. #78986a
  2. #8a6a98

Split complementary

  1. #78986a
  2. #736a98
  3. #986a8f

Analogous

  1. #8f986a
  2. #78986a
  3. #6a9873

Triadic

  1. #78986a
  2. #6a7898
  3. #986a78

Tetradic

  1. #78986a
  2. #6a988a
  3. #8a6a98
  4. #986a78

Square

  1. #78986a
  2. #6a8f98
  3. #8a6a98
  4. #98736a

Monochromatic

  1. #313e2b
  2. #546b4a
  3. #78986a
  4. #a1b797
  5. #cad7c4

Shades

#78986a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78986a
  2. #6c895f
  3. #607a55
  4. #546a4a
  5. #485b40
  6. #3c4c35
  7. #303d2a
  8. #242e20
  9. #181e15
  10. #0c0f0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#78986a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78986a
  2. #86a279
  3. #93ad88
  4. #a1b797
  5. #aec1a6
  6. #bcccb5
  7. #c9d6c3
  8. #d7e0d2
  9. #e4eae1
  10. #f2f5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78986a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78986a
  2. #79966c
  3. #7a936e
  4. #7a9171
  5. #7b8e73
  6. #7c8c75
  7. #7d8a77
  8. #7e8779
  9. #7e857c
  10. #7f827e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #869382 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b9167 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968e6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77958c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f9468 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b926b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #789680 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78986a {
  color: #78986a;
}
Background
.bg-78986a {
  background-color: #78986a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78986a {
  border: 2px solid #78986a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78986a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 152 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 18% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78986a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78986a, #6a9873);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78986a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 152 106 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.22 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.56 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.71 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.12 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.42 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 11.67 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 12.06 #876795 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Asparagus
#78986a  rgb(120, 152, 106)  hsl(102, 18%, 51%)  Asparagus
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#6a7898  rgb(106, 120, 152)  hsl(222, 18%, 51%)  Glaucous
#986a78  rgb(152, 106, 120)  hsl(342, 18%, 51%)  Mauve Taupe