#77AB56Asparagus (#77AB56) is a light, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 135°, lightness 0.68 and chroma 0.128. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #77AB56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(119, 171, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(97, 34%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(97, 50%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30%, 0%, 50%, 33%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(64.7 -32.6 38.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.685 0.128 135) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Asparagus shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#81a74e — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#7eac53 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#77ab56 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#77ac58 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Asparagus in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.71:1 and against black 7.74:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#dbffc6 · #abda8f · #77ab56 · #5d8c3d · #3c661d · #1f4200
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#7bd4b1 · #74c186 · #77ab56 · #819134 · #827819 · #7e6009
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#89c7bf · #77ab56 · #5f8a44 · #006e67 · #2a4f0b · #00322e
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ccebbb · #b2c2a9 · #77ab56 · #945fad · #4a613c · #324129
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6eefa · #77ab56 · #788273 · #4f4a52 · #192213 · #020103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f6eff9 · #cdc5d2 · #a198a6 · #281d2e · #07010b · #77ab56
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f9edff · #77ab56 · #956ba9 · #65317b · #310441 · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e3c7e4 · #c3a4b9 · #77ab56 · #5e59bf · #374164 · #05150e
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e9f3ff · #77ab56 · #5281bb · #832536 · #42000f · #00051c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e0f6ff · #77ab56 · #228bac · #65317b · #391000 · #040009
#8AB86E · #9DC686 · #B0D39D · #C4E0B4 · #D7EECB
#5F8D40 · #47702B · #315516 · #1C3B01 · #0C2100
#7FA867 · #87A476 · #8EA184
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.