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#8FAC6C

#8fac6c ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8fac6c is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 67.45% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.21% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 87.19°, with 27.83% saturation and 54.9% 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 8.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 1.75.

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Relative luminance0.3643

Complementary

  1. #8fac6c
  2. #896cac

Split complementary

  1. #8fac6c
  2. #6c6fac
  3. #a96cac

Analogous

  1. #aca96c
  2. #8fac6c
  3. #6fac6c

Triadic

  1. #8fac6c
  2. #6c8fac
  3. #ac6c8f

Tetradic

  1. #8fac6c
  2. #6cac89
  3. #896cac
  4. #ac6c8f

Square

  1. #8fac6c
  2. #6caca9
  3. #896cac
  4. #ac6c6f

Monochromatic

  1. #41512e
  2. #688249
  3. #8fac6c
  4. #b4c89d
  5. #d9e3ce

Shades

#8fac6c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fac6c
  2. #819b61
  3. #728a56
  4. #64784c
  5. #566741
  6. #485636
  7. #39452b
  8. #2b3420
  9. #1d2216
  10. #0e110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fac6c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fac6c
  2. #9ab47b
  3. #a5bd89
  4. #b1c598
  5. #bccda7
  6. #c7d6b6
  7. #d2dec4
  8. #dde6d3
  9. #e9eee2
  10. #f4f7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fac6c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fac6c
  2. #8ea86e
  3. #8ca370
  4. #8b9f72
  5. #899a74
  6. #889676
  7. #869278
  8. #858d7a
  9. #83897c
  10. #82847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ba690 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2a467 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea26f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92a79c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a769 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2a66e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91a98b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fac6c {
  color: #8fac6c;
}
Background
.bg-8fac6c {
  background-color: #8fac6c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fac6c {
  border: 2px solid #8fac6c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fac6c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 172 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 28% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fac6c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fac6c, #6fac6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fac6c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 172 108 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 1.75 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 3.73 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 5.83 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.30 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.70 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.30 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.05 #705393 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8fac6c  rgb(143, 172, 108)  hsl(87, 28%, 55%)  Asparagus
#896cac  rgb(137, 108, 172)  hsl(267, 28%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#6c8fac  rgb(108, 143, 172)  hsl(207, 28%, 55%)  Air Force Blue
#ac6c8f  rgb(172, 108, 143)  hsl(327, 28%, 55%)  Turkish Rose