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#8AA36E

#8aa36e ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8aa36e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 63.92% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.52% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 88.3°, with 22.36% saturation and 53.53% 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 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 2.74.

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Relative luminance0.3272

Complementary

  1. #8aa36e
  2. #876ea3

Split complementary

  1. #8aa36e
  2. #6e70a3
  3. #a16ea3

Analogous

  1. #a3a16e
  2. #8aa36e
  3. #70a36e

Triadic

  1. #8aa36e
  2. #6e8aa3
  3. #a36e8a

Tetradic

  1. #8aa36e
  2. #6ea387
  3. #876ea3
  4. #a36e8a

Square

  1. #8aa36e
  2. #6ea3a1
  3. #876ea3
  4. #a36e70

Monochromatic

  1. #3d492f
  2. #63784c
  3. #8aa36e
  4. #b0c19d
  5. #d6decc

Shades

#8aa36e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aa36e
  2. #7c9363
  3. #6e8258
  4. #61724d
  5. #536242
  6. #455237
  7. #37412c
  8. #293121
  9. #1c2116
  10. #0e100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aa36e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aa36e
  2. #96ac7d
  3. #a1b58b
  4. #adbf9a
  5. #b9c8a8
  6. #c5d1b7
  7. #d0dac5
  8. #dce3d4
  9. #e8ede2
  10. #f3f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aa36e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aa36e
  2. #89a070
  3. #889c72
  4. #879973
  5. #869575
  6. #859277
  7. #848e79
  8. #838b7b
  9. #82877c
  10. #81847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949e8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89c6a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49a71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c9e95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9f6c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b9e70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ba087 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aa36e {
  color: #8aa36e;
}
Background
.bg-8aa36e {
  background-color: #8aa36e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aa36e {
  border: 2px solid #8aa36e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aa36e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 163 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 22% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aa36e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aa36e, #70a36e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aa36e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 163 110 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 2.74 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.50 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.83 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.43 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.39 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.70 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.88 #755c91 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8aa36e  rgb(138, 163, 110)  hsl(88, 22%, 54%)  Asparagus
#876ea3  rgb(135, 110, 163)  hsl(268, 22%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#6e8aa3  rgb(110, 138, 163)  hsl(208, 22%, 54%)  Light Slate Gray
#a36e8a  rgb(163, 110, 138)  hsl(328, 22%, 54%)  Mountbatten Pink