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#8CA770

#8ca770 ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8ca770 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, 65.49% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.93% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 89.45°, with 23.81% saturation and 54.71% 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 7.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 1.91.

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Relative luminance0.3438

Complementary

  1. #8ca770
  2. #8b70a7

Split complementary

  1. #8ca770
  2. #7071a7
  3. #a770a7

Analogous

  1. #a7a770
  2. #8ca770
  3. #71a770

Triadic

  1. #8ca770
  2. #708ca7
  3. #a7708c

Tetradic

  1. #8ca770
  2. #70a78b
  3. #8b70a7
  4. #a7708c

Square

  1. #8ca770
  2. #70a7a7
  3. #8b70a7
  4. #a77071

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4e30
  2. #667d4d
  3. #8ca770
  4. #b2c49f
  5. #d8e1cf

Shades

#8ca770 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ca770
  2. #7e9665
  3. #70865a
  4. #62754e
  5. #546443
  6. #465438
  7. #38432d
  8. #2a3222
  9. #1c2116
  10. #0e110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ca770 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ca770
  2. #98b07e
  3. #a3b98d
  4. #afc19b
  5. #bacaa9
  6. #c6d3b8
  7. #d1dcc6
  8. #dde5d4
  9. #e8ede2
  10. #f4f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ca770 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ca770
  2. #8ba372
  3. #8a9f73
  4. #889b75
  5. #879776
  6. #869478
  7. #85907a
  8. #848c7b
  9. #82887d
  10. #81847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97a28e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aca06c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89e73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ea299 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0a36e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ea272 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8da48a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ca770 {
  color: #8ca770;
}
Background
.bg-8ca770 {
  background-color: #8ca770;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ca770 {
  border: 2px solid #8ca770;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ca770;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 167 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 24% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ca770 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ca770, #71a770);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ca770 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 167 112 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 1.91 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 5.24 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.67 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.53 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.21 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.88 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.33 #73588f Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8ca770  rgb(140, 167, 112)  hsl(89, 24%, 55%)  Asparagus
#8b70a7  rgb(139, 112, 167)  hsl(269, 24%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#708ca7  rgb(112, 140, 167)  hsl(209, 24%, 55%)  Light Slate Gray
#a7708c  rgb(167, 112, 140)  hsl(329, 24%, 55%)  Turkish Rose