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#8EA270

#8ea270 ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8ea270 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 63.53% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.86% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 84°, with 21.19% saturation and 53.73% 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 7.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 3.9.

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Relative luminance0.3276

Complementary

  1. #8ea270
  2. #8470a2

Split complementary

  1. #8ea270
  2. #7075a2
  3. #9d70a2

Analogous

  1. #a29d70
  2. #8ea270
  3. #75a270

Triadic

  1. #8ea270
  2. #708ea2
  3. #a2708e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea270
  2. #70a284
  3. #8470a2
  4. #a2708e

Square

  1. #8ea270
  2. #70a29d
  3. #8470a2
  4. #a27075

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4930
  2. #67784e
  3. #8ea270
  4. #b3c09e
  5. #d7decd

Shades

#8ea270 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea270
  2. #809265
  3. #72825a
  4. #63714e
  5. #556143
  6. #475138
  7. #39412d
  8. #2b3122
  9. #1c2016
  10. #0e100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea270 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea270
  2. #99ab7e
  3. #a5b58d
  4. #b0be9b
  5. #bbc7a9
  6. #c7d1b8
  7. #d2dac6
  8. #dde3d4
  9. #e8ece2
  10. #f4f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea270 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea270
  2. #8d9f72
  3. #8b9b73
  4. #8a9875
  5. #889476
  6. #879178
  7. #868e7a
  8. #848a7b
  9. #83877d
  10. #81837e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969e8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79c6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49b72 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #919d95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e9e6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c9e71 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #909f88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea270 {
  color: #8ea270;
}
Background
.bg-8ea270 {
  background-color: #8ea270;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea270 {
  border: 2px solid #8ea270;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea270;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 162 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 21% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea270 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea270, #75a270);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea270 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 162 112 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 3.90 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.33 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.31 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.96 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.84 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.12 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 12.17 #715d8f Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8ea270  rgb(142, 162, 112)  hsl(84, 21%, 54%)  Asparagus
#8470a2  rgb(132, 112, 162)  hsl(264, 21%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#708ea2  rgb(112, 142, 162)  hsl(204, 21%, 54%)  Light Slate Gray
#a2708e  rgb(162, 112, 142)  hsl(324, 21%, 54%)  Mountbatten Pink