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#8CA87F

#8ca87f ≈ Asparagus

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8ca87f is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 65.88% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.4% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 100.98°, with 19.07% saturation and 57.84% 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 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3511

Complementary

  1. #8ca87f
  2. #9b7fa8

Split complementary

  1. #8ca87f
  2. #867fa8
  3. #a87fa0

Analogous

  1. #a0a87f
  2. #8ca87f
  3. #7fa886

Triadic

  1. #8ca87f
  2. #7f8ca8
  3. #a87f8c

Tetradic

  1. #8ca87f
  2. #7fa89b
  3. #9b7fa8
  4. #a87f8c

Square

  1. #8ca87f
  2. #7fa0a8
  3. #9b7fa8
  4. #a8867f

Monochromatic

  1. #425539
  2. #668258
  3. #8ca87f
  4. #b5c7ad
  5. #dee6da

Shades

#8ca87f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ca87f
  2. #7e9772
  3. #708666
  4. #627659
  5. #54654c
  6. #465440
  7. #384333
  8. #2a3226
  9. #1c2219
  10. #0e110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ca87f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ca87f
  2. #98b18c
  3. #a3b999
  4. #afc2a5
  5. #bacbb2
  6. #c6d4bf
  7. #d1dccc
  8. #dde5d9
  9. #e8eee5
  10. #f4f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ca87f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ca87f
  2. #8ba47f
  3. #8aa07f
  4. #889c7f
  5. #87987f
  6. #869480
  7. #859080
  8. #848c80
  9. #828880
  10. #818480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98a394 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aba27d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79f81 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ca59d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0a47e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9da380 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ca692 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ca87f {
  color: #8ca87f;
}
Background
.bg-8ca87f {
  background-color: #8ca87f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ca87f {
  border: 2px solid #8ca87f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ca87f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 168 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 19% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ca87f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ca87f, #7fa886);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ca87f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 168 127 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.02 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.06 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.85 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.06 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.95 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.86 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 12.42 #735780 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8ca87f  rgb(140, 168, 127)  hsl(101, 19%, 58%)  Asparagus
#9b7fa8  rgb(155, 127, 168)  hsl(281, 19%, 58%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#7f8ca8  rgb(127, 140, 168)  hsl(221, 19%, 58%)  Cool Gray
#a87f8c  rgb(168, 127, 140)  hsl(341, 19%, 58%)  Mountbatten Pink