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#90AE51

#90ae51 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#90ae51 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 68.24% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.45% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 79.35°, with 36.47% saturation and 50% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 5.53.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.368

Complementary

  1. #90ae51
  2. #6f51ae

Split complementary

  1. #90ae51
  2. #5162ae
  3. #9d51ae

Analogous

  1. #ae9d51
  2. #90ae51
  3. #62ae51

Triadic

  1. #90ae51
  2. #5190ae
  3. #ae5190

Tetradic

  1. #90ae51
  2. #51ae6f
  3. #6f51ae
  4. #ae5190

Square

  1. #90ae51
  2. #51ae9d
  3. #6f51ae
  4. #ae5162

Monochromatic

  1. #3a4620
  2. #657a39
  3. #90ae51
  4. #b1c685
  5. #d3dfb9

Shades

#90ae51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #90ae51
  2. #829d49
  3. #738b41
  4. #657a39
  5. #566831
  6. #485729
  7. #3a4620
  8. #2b3418
  9. #1d2310
  10. #0e1108
  11. #000000

Tints

#90ae51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #90ae51
  2. #9bb662
  3. #a6be74
  4. #b1c685
  5. #bcce97
  6. #c8d7a8
  7. #d3dfb9
  8. #dee7cb
  9. #e9efdc
  10. #f4f7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#90ae51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #90ae51
  2. #8ea956
  3. #8da55a
  4. #8ba05f
  5. #8a9c64
  6. #889769
  7. #86926d
  8. #858e72
  9. #838977
  10. #82857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ca88a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a448 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a357 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96a799 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9a84c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6a854 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93aa82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-90ae51 {
  color: #90ae51;
}
Background
.bg-90ae51 {
  background-color: #90ae51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-90ae51 {
  border: 2px solid #90ae51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #90ae51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 174 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 36% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-90ae51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #90ae51, #62ae51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-90ae51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 174 81 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.53 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.31 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.37 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.41 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.49 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.18 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.83 #6f51ae Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Olivine
#90ae51  rgb(144, 174, 81)  hsl(79, 36%, 50%)  Olivine
#6f51ae  rgb(111, 81, 174)  hsl(259, 36%, 50%)  Royal Purple
#5190ae  rgb(81, 144, 174)  hsl(199, 36%, 50%)  Air Force Blue
#ae5190  rgb(174, 81, 144)  hsl(319, 36%, 50%)  Mulberry