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#8AAE77

#8aae77 ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8aae77 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 68.24% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.61% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 99.27°, with 25.35% saturation and 57.45% 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 2.38.

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Relative luminance0.3701

Complementary

  1. #8aae77
  2. #9b77ae

Split complementary

  1. #8aae77
  2. #7f77ae
  3. #ae77a6

Analogous

  1. #a6ae77
  2. #8aae77
  3. #77ae7f

Triadic

  1. #8aae77
  2. #778aae
  3. #ae778a

Tetradic

  1. #8aae77
  2. #77ae9b
  3. #9b77ae
  4. #ae778a

Square

  1. #8aae77
  2. #77a6ae
  3. #9b77ae
  4. #ae7f77

Monochromatic

  1. #415834
  2. #648851
  3. #8aae77
  4. #b3cba7
  5. #dce7d7

Shades

#8aae77 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aae77
  2. #7c9d6b
  3. #6e8b5f
  4. #617a53
  5. #536847
  6. #45573c
  7. #374630
  8. #293424
  9. #1c2318
  10. #0e110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aae77 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aae77
  2. #96b685
  3. #a1be92
  4. #adc6a0
  5. #b9cead
  6. #c5d7bb
  7. #d0dfc9
  8. #dce7d6
  9. #e8efe4
  10. #f3f7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aae77 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aae77
  2. #89a978
  3. #88a579
  4. #87a07a
  5. #869c7b
  6. #85977c
  7. #84927c
  8. #838e7d
  9. #82897e
  10. #81857f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9aa894 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2a673 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ada37a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8aaaa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a975 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a779 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8aac91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aae77 {
  color: #8aae77;
}
Background
.bg-8aae77 {
  background-color: #8aae77;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aae77 {
  border: 2px solid #8aae77;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aae77;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 174 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 99 25% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aae77 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aae77, #77ae7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aae77 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 174 119 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 2.38 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.89 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.20 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.60 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.74 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.10 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 10.70 #755188 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8aae77  rgb(138, 174, 119)  hsl(99, 25%, 57%)  Asparagus
#9b77ae  rgb(155, 119, 174)  hsl(279, 25%, 57%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#778aae  rgb(119, 138, 174)  hsl(219, 25%, 57%)  Glaucous
#ae778a  rgb(174, 119, 138)  hsl(339, 25%, 57%)  Turkish Rose