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#87B166

#87b166 ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#87b166 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 69.41% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.37% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 93.6°, with 32.47% saturation and 54.71% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 3.16.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3755

Complementary

  1. #87b166
  2. #9066b1

Split complementary

  1. #87b166
  2. #6b66b1
  3. #b166ad

Analogous

  1. #adb166
  2. #87b166
  3. #66b16b

Triadic

  1. #87b166
  2. #6687b1
  3. #b16687

Tetradic

  1. #87b166
  2. #66b190
  3. #9066b1
  4. #b16687

Square

  1. #87b166
  2. #66adb1
  3. #9066b1
  4. #b16b66

Monochromatic

  1. #3d532b
  2. #618644
  3. #87b166
  4. #afcb99
  5. #d6e5cb

Shades

#87b166 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87b166
  2. #7a9f5c
  3. #6c8e52
  4. #5f7c47
  5. #516a3d
  6. #445933
  7. #364729
  8. #29351f
  9. #1b2314
  10. #0e120a
  11. #000000

Tints

#87b166 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87b166
  2. #93b975
  3. #9fc185
  4. #abc894
  5. #b7d0a3
  6. #c3d8b3
  7. #cfe0c2
  8. #dbe8d1
  9. #e7efe0
  10. #f3f7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87b166 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87b166
  2. #86ac69
  3. #86a76b
  4. #85a26e
  5. #849d70
  6. #849973
  7. #839476
  8. #828f78
  9. #818a7b
  10. #81857d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9aaa90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a760 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a46a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88ab9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6ab63 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2a969 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88ae8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87b166 {
  color: #87b166;
}
Background
.bg-87b166 {
  background-color: #87b166;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87b166 {
  border: 2px solid #87b166;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87b166;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 177 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 32% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87b166 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87b166, #66b16b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87b166 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 177 102 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 3.16 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 3.66 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.36 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.51 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.91 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.92 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.59 #784e99 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#87b166  rgb(135, 177, 102)  hsl(94, 32%, 55%)  Asparagus
#9066b1  rgb(144, 102, 177)  hsl(274, 32%, 55%)  Amethyst
#6687b1  rgb(102, 135, 177)  hsl(214, 32%, 55%)  Glaucous
#b16687  rgb(177, 102, 135)  hsl(334, 32%, 55%)  Turkish Rose