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#78A04E

#78a04e ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#78a04e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 62.75% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.25% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 89.27°, with 34.45% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 5.18.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2968

Complementary

  1. #78a04e
  2. #764ea0

Split complementary

  1. #78a04e
  2. #4e4fa0
  3. #9f4ea0

Analogous

  1. #a09f4e
  2. #78a04e
  3. #4fa04e

Triadic

  1. #78a04e
  2. #4e78a0
  3. #a04e78

Tetradic

  1. #78a04e
  2. #4ea076
  3. #764ea0
  4. #a04e78

Square

  1. #78a04e
  2. #4ea09f
  3. #764ea0
  4. #a04e4f

Monochromatic

  1. #2b391c
  2. #516d35
  3. #78a04e
  4. #9ebf7c
  5. #c4d8af

Shades

#78a04e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78a04e
  2. #6c9046
  3. #60803e
  4. #547037
  5. #48602f
  6. #3c5027
  7. #30401f
  8. #243017
  9. #182010
  10. #0c1008
  11. #000000

Tints

#78a04e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78a04e
  2. #86aa60
  3. #93b371
  4. #a1bd83
  5. #aec695
  6. #bcd0a7
  7. #c9d9b8
  8. #d7e3ca
  9. #e4ecdc
  10. #f2f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78a04e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78a04e
  2. #799d53
  3. #7a9a58
  4. #7a965d
  5. #7b9362
  6. #7c9067
  7. #7d8d6c
  8. #7e8a71
  9. #7e8676
  10. #7f837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a997e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69647 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19353 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a9a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #969a4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #929851 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #799d79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78a04e {
  color: #78a04e;
}
Background
.bg-78a04e {
  background-color: #78a04e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78a04e {
  border: 2px solid #78a04e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78a04e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 160 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 34% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78a04e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78a04e, #4fa04e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78a04e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 160 78 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.18 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 5.63 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.49 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.56 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.35 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.51 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.27 #875fb1 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#78a04e  rgb(120, 160, 78)  hsl(89, 34%, 47%)  Asparagus
#764ea0  rgb(118, 78, 160)  hsl(269, 34%, 47%)  Royal Purple
#4e78a0  rgb(78, 120, 160)  hsl(209, 34%, 47%)  Tufts Blue
#a04e78  rgb(160, 78, 120)  hsl(329, 34%, 47%)  Twilight Lavender