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#8EDD99

#8edd99 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8edd99 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 86.67% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.77% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 128.35°, with 53.74% saturation and 71.18% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5976

Complementary

  1. #8edd99
  2. #dd8ed2

Split complementary

  1. #8edd99
  2. #c18edd
  3. #dd8eab

Analogous

  1. #abdd8e
  2. #8edd99
  3. #8eddc1

Triadic

  1. #8edd99
  2. #998edd
  3. #dd998e

Tetradic

  1. #8edd99
  2. #8ed2dd
  3. #dd8ed2
  4. #dd998e

Square

  1. #8edd99
  2. #8eabdd
  3. #dd8ed2
  4. #ddc18e

Monochromatic

  1. #31a140
  2. #53cb64
  3. #8edd99
  4. #c9efce
  5. #effaf1

Shades

#8edd99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8edd99
  2. #80c78a
  3. #72b17a
  4. #639b6b
  5. #55855c
  6. #476f4d
  7. #39583d
  8. #2b422e
  9. #1c2c1f
  10. #0e160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8edd99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8edd99
  2. #99e0a3
  3. #a5e4ad
  4. #b0e7b8
  5. #bbebc2
  6. #c7eecc
  7. #d2f1d6
  8. #ddf5e0
  9. #e8f8eb
  10. #f4fcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8edd99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8edd99
  2. #8dd497
  3. #8bca94
  4. #8ac192
  5. #88b88f
  6. #87af8d
  7. #86a58a
  8. #849c88
  9. #839385
  10. #818983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6d2b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfd095 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3c89d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #83dacb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4d596 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbd19b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88dbb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8edd99 {
  color: #8edd99;
}
Background
.bg-8edd99 {
  background-color: #8edd99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8edd99 {
  border: 2px solid #8edd99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8edd99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 221 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 128 54% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8edd99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8edd99, #8eddc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8edd99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 221 153 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 3.69 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.27 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 5.40 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.87 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.69 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.88 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.04 #712266 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#8edd99  rgb(142, 221, 153)  hsl(128, 54%, 71%)  Granny Smith Apple
#dd8ed2  rgb(221, 142, 210)  hsl(308, 54%, 71%)  Plum
#998edd  rgb(153, 142, 221)  hsl(248, 54%, 71%)  Floral Lavender
#dd998e  rgb(221, 153, 142)  hsl(8, 54%, 71%)  Pastel Pink