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#78AE5A

#78ae5a ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#78ae5a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 68.24% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.28% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 98.57°, with 34.15% saturation and 51.76% 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 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 4.72.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.35

Complementary

  1. #78ae5a
  2. #905aae

Split complementary

  1. #78ae5a
  2. #665aae
  3. #ae5aa2

Analogous

  1. #a2ae5a
  2. #78ae5a
  3. #5aae66

Triadic

  1. #78ae5a
  2. #5a78ae
  3. #ae5a78

Tetradic

  1. #78ae5a
  2. #5aae90
  3. #905aae
  4. #ae5a78

Square

  1. #78ae5a
  2. #5aa2ae
  3. #905aae
  4. #ae665a

Monochromatic

  1. #324a25
  2. #557e3e
  3. #78ae5a
  4. #a2c78d
  5. #cce0c1

Shades

#78ae5a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78ae5a
  2. #6c9d51
  3. #608b48
  4. #547a3f
  5. #486836
  6. #3c572d
  7. #304624
  8. #24341b
  9. #182312
  10. #0c1109
  11. #000000

Tints

#78ae5a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78ae5a
  2. #86b66b
  3. #93be7b
  4. #a1c68c
  5. #aece9c
  6. #bcd7ad
  7. #c9dfbd
  8. #d7e7ce
  9. #e4efde
  10. #f2f7ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78ae5a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78ae5a
  2. #79a95e
  3. #7aa562
  4. #7aa065
  5. #7b9c69
  6. #7c976d
  7. #7d9271
  8. #7e8e75
  9. #7e8978
  10. #7f857c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91a689 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a353 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9e5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77a99a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa756 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9aa55d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #78ab85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78ae5a {
  color: #78ae5a;
}
Background
.bg-78ae5a {
  background-color: #78ae5a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78ae5a {
  border: 2px solid #78ae5a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78ae5a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 174 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 99 34% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78ae5a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78ae5a, #5aae66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78ae5a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 174 90 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 4.72 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.98 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.30 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.74 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.72 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.01 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.47 #8751a5 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#78ae5a  rgb(120, 174, 90)  hsl(99, 34%, 52%)  Asparagus
#905aae  rgb(144, 90, 174)  hsl(279, 34%, 52%)  Purpureus
#5a78ae  rgb(90, 120, 174)  hsl(219, 34%, 52%)  Glaucous
#ae5a78  rgb(174, 90, 120)  hsl(339, 34%, 52%)  Mulberry