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#8CA271

#8ca271 ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8ca271 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 63.53% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.25% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 86.94°, with 20.85% saturation and 53.92% 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 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 3.75.

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Relative luminance0.3261

Complementary

  1. #8ca271
  2. #8771a2

Split complementary

  1. #8ca271
  2. #7173a2
  3. #9f71a2

Analogous

  1. #a29f71
  2. #8ca271
  3. #73a271

Triadic

  1. #8ca271
  2. #718ca2
  3. #a2718c

Tetradic

  1. #8ca271
  2. #71a287
  3. #8771a2
  4. #a2718c

Square

  1. #8ca271
  2. #71a29f
  3. #8771a2
  4. #a27173

Monochromatic

  1. #3e4a30
  2. #65784f
  3. #8ca271
  4. #b1c09f
  5. #d7dfcd

Shades

#8ca271 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ca271
  2. #7e9266
  3. #70825a
  4. #62714f
  5. #546144
  6. #465139
  7. #38412d
  8. #2a3122
  9. #1c2017
  10. #0e100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ca271 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ca271
  2. #98ab7f
  3. #a3b58d
  4. #afbe9c
  5. #bac7aa
  6. #c6d1b8
  7. #d1dac6
  8. #dde3d4
  9. #e8ece3
  10. #f4f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ca271 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ca271
  2. #8b9f73
  3. #8a9b74
  4. #889876
  5. #879477
  6. #869179
  7. #858e7a
  8. #848a7c
  9. #82877d
  10. #81837f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959e8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79c6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49a73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e9e95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9e6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b9d72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d9f88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ca271 {
  color: #8ca271;
}
Background
.bg-8ca271 {
  background-color: #8ca271;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ca271 {
  border: 2px solid #8ca271;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ca271;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 162 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 21% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ca271 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ca271, #73a271);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ca271 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 162 113 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 3.75 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.73 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.44 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.61 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.12 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.30 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 12.73 #735d8e Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8ca271  rgb(140, 162, 113)  hsl(87, 21%, 54%)  Asparagus
#8771a2  rgb(135, 113, 162)  hsl(267, 21%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#718ca2  rgb(113, 140, 162)  hsl(207, 21%, 54%)  Light Slate Gray
#a2718c  rgb(162, 113, 140)  hsl(327, 21%, 54%)  Mountbatten Pink