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#8CA381

#8ca381 ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8ca381 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 63.92% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.86% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 100.59°, with 15.6% saturation and 57.25% 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 7.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 7.02.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3335

Complementary

  1. #8ca381
  2. #9881a3

Split complementary

  1. #8ca381
  2. #8781a3
  3. #a3819d

Analogous

  1. #9da381
  2. #8ca381
  3. #81a387

Triadic

  1. #8ca381
  2. #818ca3
  3. #a3818c

Tetradic

  1. #8ca381
  2. #81a398
  3. #9881a3
  4. #a3818c

Square

  1. #8ca381
  2. #819da3
  3. #9881a3
  4. #a38781

Monochromatic

  1. #42503b
  2. #667d5b
  3. #8ca381
  4. #b4c3ad
  5. #dde4d9

Shades

#8ca381 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ca381
  2. #7e9374
  3. #708267
  4. #62725a
  5. #54624d
  6. #465241
  7. #384134
  8. #2a3127
  9. #1c211a
  10. #0e100d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ca381 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ca381
  2. #98ac8e
  3. #a3b59a
  4. #afbfa7
  5. #bac8b3
  6. #c6d1c0
  7. #d1dacd
  8. #dde3d9
  9. #e8ede6
  10. #f4f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ca381 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ca381
  2. #8ba081
  3. #8a9c81
  4. #889981
  5. #879581
  6. #869281
  7. #858e80
  8. #848b80
  9. #828780
  10. #818480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969f92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69e7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29c83 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ca09a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ca080 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a9f82 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ca190 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ca381 {
  color: #8ca381;
}
Background
.bg-8ca381 {
  background-color: #8ca381;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ca381 {
  border: 2px solid #8ca381;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ca381;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 163 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 16% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ca381 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ca381, #81a387);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ca381 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 163 129 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.02 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.98 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.61 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.97 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.40 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 12.19 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 13.21 #735c7e Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8ca381  rgb(140, 163, 129)  hsl(101, 16%, 57%)  Asparagus
#9881a3  rgb(152, 129, 163)  hsl(281, 16%, 57%)  Mountbatten Pink
#818ca3  rgb(129, 140, 163)  hsl(221, 16%, 57%)  Cool Gray
#a3818c  rgb(163, 129, 140)  hsl(341, 16%, 57%)  Mountbatten Pink