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#8EA577

#8ea577 ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8ea577 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, 64.71% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.88% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 20.35% 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 7.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.3399

Complementary

  1. #8ea577
  2. #8e77a5

Split complementary

  1. #8ea577
  2. #7777a5
  3. #a577a5

Analogous

  1. #a5a577
  2. #8ea577
  3. #77a577

Triadic

  1. #8ea577
  2. #778ea5
  3. #a5778e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea577
  2. #77a58e
  3. #8e77a5
  4. #a5778e

Square

  1. #8ea577
  2. #77a5a5
  3. #8e77a5
  4. #a57777

Monochromatic

  1. #424f34
  2. #687d53
  3. #8ea577
  4. #b4c3a5
  5. #dbe2d3

Shades

#8ea577 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea577
  2. #80956b
  3. #72845f
  4. #637453
  5. #556347
  6. #47533c
  7. #394230
  8. #2b3224
  9. #1c2118
  10. #0e110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea577 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea577
  2. #99ae85
  3. #a5b792
  4. #b0c0a0
  5. #bbc9ad
  6. #c7d2bb
  7. #d2dbc9
  8. #dde4d6
  9. #e8ede4
  10. #f4f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea577 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea577
  2. #8da178
  3. #8b9e79
  4. #8a9a7a
  5. #88967b
  6. #87937c
  7. #868f7c
  8. #848b7d
  9. #83877e
  10. #81847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98a190 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9f74 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69d79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90a199 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa175 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9da078 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fa38c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea577 {
  color: #8ea577;
}
Background
.bg-8ea577 {
  background-color: #8ea577;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea577 {
  border: 2px solid #8ea577;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea577;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 165 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 20% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea577 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea577, #77a577);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea577 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 165 119 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 4.01 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 5.97 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.20 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.56 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.81 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.96 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 12.57 #715a88 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8ea577  rgb(142, 165, 119)  hsl(90, 20%, 56%)  Asparagus
#8e77a5  rgb(142, 119, 165)  hsl(270, 20%, 56%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#778ea5  rgb(119, 142, 165)  hsl(210, 20%, 56%)  Light Slate Gray
#a5778e  rgb(165, 119, 142)  hsl(330, 20%, 56%)  Mountbatten Pink