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#8EA970

#8ea970 ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8ea970 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, 66.27% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.73% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 88.42°, with 24.89% saturation and 55.1% 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 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 1.74.

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Relative luminance0.353

Complementary

  1. #8ea970
  2. #8b70a9

Split complementary

  1. #8ea970
  2. #7072a9
  3. #a870a9

Analogous

  1. #a9a870
  2. #8ea970
  3. #72a970

Triadic

  1. #8ea970
  2. #708ea9
  3. #a9708e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea970
  2. #70a98b
  3. #8b70a9
  4. #a9708e

Square

  1. #8ea970
  2. #70a9a8
  3. #8b70a9
  4. #a97072

Monochromatic

  1. #415030
  2. #68804d
  3. #8ea970
  4. #b4c6a0
  5. #dae2d0

Shades

#8ea970 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea970
  2. #809865
  3. #72875a
  4. #63764e
  5. #556543
  6. #475538
  7. #39442d
  8. #2b3322
  9. #1c2216
  10. #0e110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea970 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea970
  2. #99b27e
  3. #a5ba8d
  4. #b0c39b
  5. #bbcba9
  6. #c7d4b8
  7. #d2ddc6
  8. #dde5d4
  9. #e8eee2
  10. #f4f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea970 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea970
  2. #8da572
  3. #8ba173
  4. #8a9d75
  5. #889976
  6. #879578
  7. #86907a
  8. #848c7b
  9. #83887d
  10. #81847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99a48f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aea26c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaa073 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90a49a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a56e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a472 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fa68b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea970 {
  color: #8ea970;
}
Background
.bg-8ea970 {
  background-color: #8ea970;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea970 {
  border: 2px solid #8ea970;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea970;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 169 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 25% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea970 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea970, #72a970);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea970 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 169 112 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 1.74 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.96 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 5.45 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.38 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.57 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.43 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.98 #71568f Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8ea970  rgb(142, 169, 112)  hsl(88, 25%, 55%)  Asparagus
#8b70a9  rgb(139, 112, 169)  hsl(268, 25%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#708ea9  rgb(112, 142, 169)  hsl(208, 25%, 55%)  Air Force Blue
#a9708e  rgb(169, 112, 142)  hsl(328, 25%, 55%)  Turkish Rose