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#8EA668

#8ea668 ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8ea668 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, 65.1% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.35% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 83.23°, with 25.83% saturation and 52.94% 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 2.35.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3402

Complementary

  1. #8ea668
  2. #8068a6

Split complementary

  1. #8ea668
  2. #686fa6
  3. #9f68a6

Analogous

  1. #a69f68
  2. #8ea668
  3. #6fa668

Triadic

  1. #8ea668
  2. #688ea6
  3. #a6688e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea668
  2. #68a680
  3. #8068a6
  4. #a6688e

Square

  1. #8ea668
  2. #68a69f
  3. #8068a6
  4. #a6686f

Monochromatic

  1. #3e4a2b
  2. #667a48
  3. #8ea668
  4. #b2c298
  5. #d6dfc8

Shades

#8ea668 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea668
  2. #80955e
  3. #728553
  4. #637449
  5. #55643e
  6. #475334
  7. #39422a
  8. #2b321f
  9. #1c2115
  10. #0e110a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea668 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea668
  2. #99af77
  3. #a5b886
  4. #b0c195
  5. #bbcaa4
  6. #c7d3b4
  7. #d2dbc3
  8. #dde4d2
  9. #e8ede1
  10. #f4f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea668 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea668
  2. #8da26a
  3. #8b9e6d
  4. #8a9b6f
  5. #889772
  6. #879374
  7. #868f76
  8. #848b79
  9. #83887b
  10. #81847e
  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 #98a18b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9f64 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99d6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92a196 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a265 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fa16a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90a386 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea668 {
  color: #8ea668;
}
Background
.bg-8ea668 {
  background-color: #8ea668;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea668 {
  border: 2px solid #8ea668;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea668;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 166 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 26% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea668 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea668, #6fa668);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea668 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 166 104 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 2.35 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 3.99 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.40 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.05 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.11 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.93 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.04 #715997 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8ea668  rgb(142, 166, 104)  hsl(83, 26%, 53%)  Asparagus
#8068a6  rgb(128, 104, 166)  hsl(263, 26%, 53%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#688ea6  rgb(104, 142, 166)  hsl(203, 26%, 53%)  Air Force Blue
#a6688e  rgb(166, 104, 142)  hsl(323, 26%, 53%)  Mountbatten Pink