Asparagus (#87A96B)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.65:1 — vs black: 7.92:1

Color values

HEX #87A96B
RGB rgb(135, 169, 107)
HSL hsl(92, 36%, 66%)
CMYK cmyk( 20.12, 0, 36.69, 33.73 )
Websafe #999966

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Logo (175) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #87A96B based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Asparagus
#87A96B Base

#8D6BA9

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Asparagus
#87A96B Base

#A6A96B

#6BA96E

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Asparagus
#87A96B Base

#6B87A9

#A96B87

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Asparagus
#87A96B Base

#6E6BA9

#A96BA6

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Asparagus
#87A96B Base

#6BA6A9

#8D6BA9

#A96E6B

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Asparagus
#87A96B Base

#3C4E2D

#617E49

#739556

#9CB885

#AEC59B

#D5E1CC

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Asparagus, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0C1009

— #25301C

— #3D502E

— #566F41

— #6E8F53

Asparagus #87A96B Base

— #9CB885

— #B2C8A0

— #C7D7BA

— #DDE6D4

— #F2F6EF

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #87A96B. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #87A96B;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #87A96B;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #87A96B;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #87A96B,
        #AC89C9
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #87A96B,
        #AC89C9
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$asparagus: #87A96B;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$asparagus-r: 135;
$asparagus-g: 169;
$asparagus-b: 107;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $asparagus;
    color: rgba($asparagus-r, $asparagus-g, $asparagus-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Asparagus appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #87A96B How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #A0A06C Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #A6A66B Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #8FA3A3 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #9F9F9F Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Asparagus ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Asparagus #87A96B Base

Olivine #9AB973 ΔE 5.07

Bud Green #7BB661 ΔE 5.72

Moss Green #8A9A5B ΔE 5.83

Dollar Bill #85BB65 ΔE 6.27

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.