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#8CAA72

#8caa72 ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8caa72 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, 66.67% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.94% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 92.14°, with 24.78% saturation and 55.69% 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 8.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 1.54.

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Relative luminance0.3554

Complementary

  1. #8caa72
  2. #9072aa

Split complementary

  1. #8caa72
  2. #7472aa
  3. #aa72a8

Analogous

  1. #a8aa72
  2. #8caa72
  3. #72aa74

Triadic

  1. #8caa72
  2. #728caa
  3. #aa728c

Tetradic

  1. #8caa72
  2. #72aa90
  3. #9072aa
  4. #aa728c

Square

  1. #8caa72
  2. #72a8aa
  3. #9072aa
  4. #aa7472

Monochromatic

  1. #405231
  2. #66814e
  3. #8caa72
  4. #b3c7a2
  5. #dae4d1

Shades

#8caa72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8caa72
  2. #7e9967
  3. #70885b
  4. #627750
  5. #546644
  6. #465539
  7. #38442e
  8. #2a3322
  9. #1c2217
  10. #0e110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8caa72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8caa72
  2. #98b380
  3. #a3bb8e
  4. #afc49c
  5. #baccaa
  6. #c6d5b9
  7. #d1ddc7
  8. #dde6d5
  9. #e8eee3
  10. #f4f7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8caa72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8caa72
  2. #8ba673
  3. #8aa275
  4. #889d76
  5. #879978
  6. #869579
  7. #85917a
  8. #848d7c
  9. #82887d
  10. #81847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99a590 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afa26e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaa075 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8da59c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a570 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fa474 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8da78d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8caa72 {
  color: #8caa72;
}
Background
.bg-8caa72 {
  background-color: #8caa72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8caa72 {
  border: 2px solid #8caa72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8caa72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 170 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 25% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8caa72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8caa72, #72aa74);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8caa72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 170 114 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 1.54 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.00 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.10 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.71 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.36 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.04 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.44 #73558d Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8caa72  rgb(140, 170, 114)  hsl(92, 25%, 56%)  Asparagus
#9072aa  rgb(144, 114, 170)  hsl(272, 25%, 56%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#728caa  rgb(114, 140, 170)  hsl(212, 25%, 56%)  Light Slate Gray
#aa728c  rgb(170, 114, 140)  hsl(332, 25%, 56%)  Turkish Rose