Information about Asparagus color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #87A96B reads as a softly balanced chartreuse and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Jigsaw (#8EA467). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Seagrass (#86A475) and Chelsea Cucumber (#88A95B).
In RGB terms — rgb(135, 169, 107) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #87A96B: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. The name "Asparagus" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Asparagus color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Asparagus color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Asparagus color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Asparagus color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Asparagus color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Asparagus color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Asparagus color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Asparagus
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#8EA467
#86A475
#88A95B
#7D9D72
#909B67
#7BB274
#839C60
#8C9E5E
#88A87D
#76A973
#82A67D
#85BB65
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#87A96B
- RGB135, 169, 107
- CMYK13, 0, 24, 34
- CSSrgb(135, 169, 107)
- HSL93°, 26%, 54%
- HSL Precise92.903°, 26.496%, 54.118%
- HSV93°, 37%, 66%
- HSB93°, 37%, 66%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
- GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.663, 0.420)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.663, 0.420, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.663, 0.420)
- Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID87A96B
- DECIMAL ID8890731
- Name Length9
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- Counting from2025-01-01
