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#80AE51

#80ae51 ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#80ae51 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 68.24% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.45% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 89.68°, with 36.47% saturation and 50% 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 8.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 5.54.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3546

Complementary

  1. #80ae51
  2. #7f51ae

Split complementary

  1. #80ae51
  2. #5151ae
  3. #ae51ae

Analogous

  1. #aeae51
  2. #80ae51
  3. #51ae51

Triadic

  1. #80ae51
  2. #5180ae
  3. #ae5180

Tetradic

  1. #80ae51
  2. #51ae7f
  3. #7f51ae
  4. #ae5180

Square

  1. #80ae51
  2. #51aeae
  3. #7f51ae
  4. #ae5151

Monochromatic

  1. #334620
  2. #5a7a39
  3. #80ae51
  4. #a6c685
  5. #ccdfb9

Shades

#80ae51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #80ae51
  2. #739d49
  3. #668b41
  4. #5a7a39
  5. #4d6831
  6. #405729
  7. #334620
  8. #263418
  9. #1a2310
  10. #0d1108
  11. #000000

Tints

#80ae51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #80ae51
  2. #8db662
  3. #99be74
  4. #a6c685
  5. #b3ce97
  6. #c0d7a8
  7. #ccdfb9
  8. #d9e7cb
  9. #e6efdc
  10. #f2f7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#80ae51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #80ae51
  2. #80a956
  3. #80a55a
  4. #80a05f
  5. #809c64
  6. #809769
  7. #80926d
  8. #808e72
  9. #808977
  10. #80857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95a688 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a348 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9f57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #82a899 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a74c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ea555 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #81aa82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-80ae51 {
  color: #80ae51;
}
Background
.bg-80ae51 {
  background-color: #80ae51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-80ae51 {
  border: 2px solid #80ae51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #80ae51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 174 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 36% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-80ae51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #80ae51, #51ae51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-80ae51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 174 81 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.54 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.05 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.83 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.92 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.22 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.65 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.72 #7f51ae Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#80ae51  rgb(128, 174, 81)  hsl(90, 36%, 50%)  Asparagus
#7f51ae  rgb(127, 81, 174)  hsl(270, 36%, 50%)  Royal Purple
#5180ae  rgb(81, 128, 174)  hsl(210, 36%, 50%)  Steel Blue
#ae5180  rgb(174, 81, 128)  hsl(330, 36%, 50%)  Mulberry