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#86A879

#86a879 ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#86a879 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 65.88% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.98% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 103.4°, with 21.27% saturation and 56.67% 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 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3445

Complementary

  1. #86a879
  2. #9b79a8

Split complementary

  1. #86a879
  2. #8479a8
  3. #a8799e

Analogous

  1. #9ea879
  2. #86a879
  3. #79a884

Triadic

  1. #86a879
  2. #7986a8
  3. #a87986

Tetradic

  1. #86a879
  2. #79a89b
  3. #9b79a8
  4. #a87986

Square

  1. #86a879
  2. #799ea8
  3. #9b79a8
  4. #a88479

Monochromatic

  1. #3e5236
  2. #608154
  3. #86a879
  4. #b0c6a7
  5. #dae4d6

Shades

#86a879 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #86a879
  2. #79976d
  3. #6b8661
  4. #5e7655
  5. #506549
  6. #43543d
  7. #364330
  8. #283224
  9. #1b2218
  10. #0d110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#86a879 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #86a879
  2. #92b186
  3. #9eb994
  4. #aac2a1
  5. #b6cbaf
  6. #c3d4bc
  7. #cfdcc9
  8. #dbe5d7
  9. #e7eee4
  10. #f3f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#86a879 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #86a879
  2. #85a47a
  3. #85a07a
  4. #849c7b
  5. #84987c
  6. #83947d
  7. #82907d
  8. #828c7e
  9. #81887f
  10. #81847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95a291 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aba176 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69d7b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #85a59b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ea477 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9aa27a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85a68f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-86a879 {
  color: #86a879;
}
Background
.bg-86a879 {
  background-color: #86a879;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-86a879 {
  border: 2px solid #86a879;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #86a879;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 168 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 21% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-86a879 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #86a879, #79a884);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-86a879 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 168 121 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 3.60 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.89 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.18 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.59 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.98 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 10.97 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.11 #795786 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Asparagus
#86a879  rgb(134, 168, 121)  hsl(103, 21%, 57%)  Asparagus
#9b79a8  rgb(155, 121, 168)  hsl(283, 21%, 57%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#7986a8  rgb(121, 134, 168)  hsl(223, 21%, 57%)  Cool Gray
#a87986  rgb(168, 121, 134)  hsl(343, 21%, 57%)  Turkish Rose