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#97A488

#97a488 ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#97a488 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 64.31% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.07% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 87.86°, with 13.33% saturation and 58.82% 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 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 9.47.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3491

Complementary

  1. #97a488
  2. #9588a4

Split complementary

  1. #97a488
  2. #8889a4
  3. #a388a4

Analogous

  1. #a4a388
  2. #97a488
  3. #89a488

Triadic

  1. #97a488
  2. #8897a4
  3. #a48897

Tetradic

  1. #97a488
  2. #88a495
  3. #9588a4
  4. #a48897

Square

  1. #97a488
  2. #88a4a3
  3. #9588a4
  4. #a48889

Monochromatic

  1. #4a5340
  2. #717f61
  3. #97a488
  4. #bdc5b3
  5. #e3e6df

Shades

#97a488 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97a488
  2. #88947a
  3. #79836d
  4. #6a735f
  5. #5b6252
  6. #4c5244
  7. #3c4236
  8. #2d3129
  9. #1e211b
  10. #0f100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#97a488 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97a488
  2. #a1ad94
  3. #acb6a0
  4. #b6bfac
  5. #c1c8b8
  6. #cbd2c4
  7. #d5dbcf
  8. #e0e4db
  9. #eaede7
  10. #f5f6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97a488 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97a488
  2. #95a087
  3. #929d86
  4. #909986
  5. #8e9685
  6. #8c9284
  7. #898e83
  8. #878b82
  9. #858782
  10. #828481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ca197 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7a086 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59f89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98a19c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a287 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a189 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #98a294 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97a488 {
  color: #97a488;
}
Background
.bg-97a488 {
  background-color: #97a488;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97a488 {
  border: 2px solid #97a488;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97a488;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 164 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 13% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97a488 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97a488, #89a488);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97a488 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 164 136 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.47 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.96 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.03 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.29 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.75 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.31 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.55 #685b77 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Asparagus
#97a488  rgb(151, 164, 136)  hsl(88, 13%, 59%)  Asparagus
#9588a4  rgb(149, 136, 164)  hsl(268, 13%, 59%)  Rose Quartz
#8897a4  rgb(136, 151, 164)  hsl(208, 13%, 59%)  Light Slate Gray
#a48897  rgb(164, 136, 151)  hsl(328, 13%, 59%)  Mountbatten Pink