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#96A689

#96a689 ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#96a689 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 65.1% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.47% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 93.1°, with 14.01% saturation and 59.41% 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 8.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 8.9.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3556

Complementary

  1. #96a689
  2. #9989a6

Split complementary

  1. #96a689
  2. #8a89a6
  3. #a689a4

Analogous

  1. #a4a689
  2. #96a689
  3. #89a68a

Triadic

  1. #96a689
  2. #8996a6
  3. #a68996

Tetradic

  1. #96a689
  2. #89a699
  3. #9989a6
  4. #a68996

Square

  1. #96a689
  2. #89a4a6
  3. #9989a6
  4. #a68a89

Monochromatic

  1. #4a5640
  2. #708161
  3. #96a689
  4. #bdc7b5
  5. #e4e8e0

Shades

#96a689 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96a689
  2. #87957b
  3. #78856e
  4. #697460
  5. #5a6452
  6. #4b5345
  7. #3c4237
  8. #2d3229
  9. #1e211b
  10. #0f110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#96a689 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96a689
  2. #a1af95
  3. #abb8a1
  4. #b6c1ac
  5. #c0cab8
  6. #cbd3c4
  7. #d5dbd0
  8. #e0e4dc
  9. #eaede7
  10. #f5f6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96a689 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96a689
  2. #94a288
  3. #929e87
  4. #8f9b86
  5. #8d9785
  6. #8b9385
  7. #898f84
  8. #878b83
  9. #848882
  10. #828481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9da398 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9a287 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6a08a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #97a39e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a388 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a38a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97a496 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96a689 {
  color: #96a689;
}
Background
.bg-96a689 {
  background-color: #96a689;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96a689 {
  border: 2px solid #96a689;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96a689;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 166 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 14% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96a689 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96a689, #89a68a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96a689 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 166 137 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.90 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.99 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.98 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.53 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.73 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.77 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.88 #695976 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#96a689  rgb(150, 166, 137)  hsl(93, 14%, 59%)  Asparagus
#9989a6  rgb(153, 137, 166)  hsl(273, 14%, 59%)  Rose Quartz
#8996a6  rgb(137, 150, 166)  hsl(213, 14%, 59%)  Light Slate Gray
#a68996  rgb(166, 137, 150)  hsl(333, 14%, 59%)  Mountbatten Pink