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#799F78

#799f78 ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#799f78 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 62.35% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.53% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 118.46°, with 16.88% saturation and 54.71% 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 7.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 6.68.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.3022

Complementary

  1. #799f78
  2. #9e789f

Split complementary

  1. #799f78
  2. #8b789f
  3. #9f788d

Analogous

  1. #8d9f78
  2. #799f78
  3. #789f8b

Triadic

  1. #799f78
  2. #78799f
  3. #9f7879

Tetradic

  1. #799f78
  2. #789f9e
  3. #9e789f
  4. #9f7879

Square

  1. #799f78
  2. #788d9f
  3. #9e789f
  4. #9f8b78

Monochromatic

  1. #354a34
  2. #557654
  3. #799f78
  4. #a5bfa5
  5. #d2dfd1

Shades

#799f78 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #799f78
  2. #6d8f6c
  3. #617f60
  4. #556f54
  5. #495f48
  6. #3d503c
  7. #304030
  8. #243024
  9. #182018
  10. #0c100c
  11. #000000

Tints

#799f78 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #799f78
  2. #86a986
  3. #94b293
  4. #a1bca1
  5. #afc5ae
  6. #bccfbc
  7. #c9d9c9
  8. #d7e2d7
  9. #e4ece4
  10. #f2f5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#799f78 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #799f78
  2. #7a9c79
  3. #7a997a
  4. #7b967a
  5. #7c937b
  6. #7d907c
  7. #7d8c7d
  8. #7e897e
  9. #7f867e
  10. #7f837f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b998b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a19876 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b947a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #769d94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #939b77 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e9879 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #779e8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-799f78 {
  color: #799f78;
}
Background
.bg-799f78 {
  background-color: #799f78;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-799f78 {
  border: 2px solid #799f78;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #799f78;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 159 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 118 17% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-799f78 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #799f78, #789f8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-799f78 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 159 120 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.68 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.37 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.03 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.93 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 10.98 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 11.00 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 11.42 #866087 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#799f78  rgb(121, 159, 120)  hsl(118, 17%, 55%)  Asparagus
#9e789f  rgb(158, 120, 159)  hsl(298, 17%, 55%)  Mountbatten Pink
#78799f  rgb(120, 121, 159)  hsl(238, 17%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#9f7879  rgb(159, 120, 121)  hsl(358, 17%, 55%)  Copper Rose