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#97AF81

#97af81 ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#97af81 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, 68.63% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.29% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 91.3°, with 22.33% saturation and 59.61% 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 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 4.77.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3882

Complementary

  1. #97af81
  2. #9981af

Split complementary

  1. #97af81
  2. #8281af
  3. #af81ae

Analogous

  1. #aeaf81
  2. #97af81
  3. #81af82

Triadic

  1. #97af81
  2. #8197af
  3. #af8197

Tetradic

  1. #97af81
  2. #81af99
  3. #9981af
  4. #af8197

Square

  1. #97af81
  2. #81aeaf
  3. #9981af
  4. #af8281

Monochromatic

  1. #4b5c3b
  2. #718b58
  3. #97af81
  4. #becdb0
  5. #e4eadf

Shades

#97af81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97af81
  2. #889e74
  3. #798c67
  4. #6a7b5a
  5. #5b694d
  6. #4c5841
  7. #3c4634
  8. #2d3527
  9. #1e231a
  10. #0f120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#97af81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97af81
  2. #a1b78e
  3. #acbf9a
  4. #b6c7a7
  5. #c1cfb3
  6. #cbd7c0
  7. #d5dfcd
  8. #e0e7d9
  9. #eaefe6
  10. #f5f7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97af81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97af81
  2. #95aa81
  3. #92a681
  4. #90a181
  5. #8e9c81
  6. #8c9881
  7. #899380
  8. #878e80
  9. #858980
  10. #828580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1aa99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a97e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a783 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #99aba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9ab7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6aa82 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #98ad96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97af81 {
  color: #97af81;
}
Background
.bg-97af81 {
  background-color: #97af81;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97af81 {
  border: 2px solid #97af81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97af81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 175 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 22% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97af81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97af81, #81af82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97af81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 175 129 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 4.77 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.50 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.62 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.15 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.09 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.55 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.53 #68507e Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#97af81  rgb(151, 175, 129)  hsl(91, 22%, 60%)  Asparagus
#9981af  rgb(153, 129, 175)  hsl(271, 22%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8197af  rgb(129, 151, 175)  hsl(211, 22%, 60%)  Light Slate Gray
#af8197  rgb(175, 129, 151)  hsl(331, 22%, 60%)  Mountbatten Pink