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#8CA581

#8ca581 ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8ca581 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 64.71% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.82% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 101.67°, with 16.67% saturation and 57.65% 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 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 6.39.

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Relative luminance0.3407

Complementary

  1. #8ca581
  2. #9a81a5

Split complementary

  1. #8ca581
  2. #8881a5
  3. #a5819e

Analogous

  1. #9ea581
  2. #8ca581
  3. #81a588

Triadic

  1. #8ca581
  2. #818ca5
  3. #a5818c

Tetradic

  1. #8ca581
  2. #81a59a
  3. #9a81a5
  4. #a5818c

Square

  1. #8ca581
  2. #819ea5
  3. #9a81a5
  4. #a58881

Monochromatic

  1. #42523b
  2. #667f5b
  3. #8ca581
  4. #b5c5ae
  5. #dde5da

Shades

#8ca581 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ca581
  2. #7e9574
  3. #708467
  4. #62745a
  5. #54634d
  6. #465341
  7. #384234
  8. #2a3227
  9. #1c211a
  10. #0e110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ca581 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ca581
  2. #98ae8e
  3. #a3b79a
  4. #afc0a7
  5. #bac9b3
  6. #c6d2c0
  7. #d1dbcd
  8. #dde4d9
  9. #e8ede6
  10. #f4f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ca581 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ca581
  2. #8ba181
  3. #8a9e81
  4. #889a81
  5. #879681
  6. #869381
  7. #858f80
  8. #848b80
  9. #828780
  10. #818480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97a193 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89f7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49d83 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ca29b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9da280 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ba082 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ca391 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ca581 {
  color: #8ca581;
}
Background
.bg-8ca581 {
  background-color: #8ca581;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ca581 {
  border: 2px solid #8ca581;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ca581;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 165 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 17% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ca581 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ca581, #81a588);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ca581 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 165 129 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.39 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.19 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.51 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.28 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 12.09 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 12.14 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 12.44 #735a7e Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8ca581  rgb(140, 165, 129)  hsl(102, 17%, 58%)  Asparagus
#9a81a5  rgb(154, 129, 165)  hsl(282, 17%, 58%)  Mountbatten Pink
#818ca5  rgb(129, 140, 165)  hsl(222, 17%, 58%)  Cool Gray
#a5818c  rgb(165, 129, 140)  hsl(342, 17%, 58%)  Mountbatten Pink