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#9DA878

#9da878 ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#9da878 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 65.88% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.57% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 73.75°, with 21.62% saturation and 56.47% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 6.09.

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Relative luminance0.3653

Complementary

  1. #9da878
  2. #8378a8

Split complementary

  1. #9da878
  2. #7885a8
  3. #9b78a8

Analogous

  1. #a89b78
  2. #9da878
  3. #85a878

Triadic

  1. #9da878
  2. #789da8
  3. #a8789d

Tetradic

  1. #9da878
  2. #78a883
  3. #8378a8
  4. #a8789d

Square

  1. #9da878
  2. #78a89b
  3. #8378a8
  4. #a87885

Monochromatic

  1. #4b5235
  2. #768153
  3. #9da878
  4. #bfc6a7
  5. #e1e4d5

Shades

#9da878 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9da878
  2. #8d976c
  3. #7e8660
  4. #6e7654
  5. #5e6548
  6. #4f543c
  7. #3f4330
  8. #2f3224
  9. #1f2218
  10. #10110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#9da878 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9da878
  2. #a7b186
  3. #b1b993
  4. #bac2a1
  5. #c4cbae
  6. #ced4bc
  7. #d8dcc9
  8. #e2e5d7
  9. #ebeee4
  10. #f5f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9da878 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9da878
  2. #9aa479
  3. #97a07a
  4. #949c7a
  5. #91987b
  6. #8f947c
  7. #8c907d
  8. #898c7e
  9. #86887e
  10. #83847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a594 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aea375 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ada37a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2a39b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a576 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a579 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0a58f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9da878 {
  color: #9da878;
}
Background
.bg-9da878 {
  background-color: #9da878;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9da878 {
  border: 2px solid #9da878;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9da878;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 168 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 22% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9da878 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9da878, #85a878);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9da878 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 168 120 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.09 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.12 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.95 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.38 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.42 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.45 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.15 #625787 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#9da878  rgb(157, 168, 120)  hsl(74, 22%, 56%)  Asparagus
#8378a8  rgb(131, 120, 168)  hsl(254, 22%, 56%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#789da8  rgb(120, 157, 168)  hsl(194, 22%, 56%)  Moonstone Blue
#a8789d  rgb(168, 120, 157)  hsl(314, 22%, 56%)  Mountbatten Pink