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#90BE2A

#90be2a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#90be2a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 74.51% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.89% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 78.65°, with 63.79% saturation and 45.49% 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 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.4292

Complementary

  1. #90be2a
  2. #582abe

Split complementary

  1. #90be2a
  2. #2a46be
  3. #a22abe

Analogous

  1. #bea22a
  2. #90be2a
  3. #46be2a

Triadic

  1. #90be2a
  2. #2a90be
  3. #be2a90

Tetradic

  1. #90be2a
  2. #2abe58
  3. #582abe
  4. #be2a90

Square

  1. #90be2a
  2. #2abea2
  3. #582abe
  4. #be2a46

Monochromatic

  1. #31410e
  2. #617f1c
  3. #90be2a
  4. #b3db5a
  5. #d0e899

Shades

#90be2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #90be2a
  2. #82ab26
  3. #739822
  4. #65851d
  5. #567219
  6. #485f15
  7. #3a4c11
  8. #2b390d
  9. #1d2608
  10. #0e1304
  11. #000000

Tints

#90be2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #90be2a
  2. #9bc53f
  3. #a6cb55
  4. #b1d26a
  5. #bcd87f
  6. #c8df95
  7. #d3e5aa
  8. #deecbf
  9. #e9f2d4
  10. #f4f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#90be2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #90be2a
  2. #8eb833
  3. #8db23b
  4. #8bab44
  5. #8aa54c
  6. #889f55
  7. #86995e
  8. #859366
  9. #838c6f
  10. #828677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4b58d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ae39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96b5a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b617 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b534 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94b983 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-90be2a {
  color: #90be2a;
}
Background
.bg-90be2a {
  background-color: #90be2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-90be2a {
  border: 2px solid #90be2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #90be2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 190 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 64% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-90be2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #90be2a, #46be2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-90be2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 190 42 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.88 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.82 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.51 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.54 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.20 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.02 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.07 #6f41d5 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Apple Green
#90be2a  rgb(144, 190, 42)  hsl(79, 64%, 45%)  Apple Green
#582abe  rgb(88, 42, 190)  hsl(259, 64%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#2a90be  rgb(42, 144, 190)  hsl(199, 64%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#be2a90  rgb(190, 42, 144)  hsl(319, 64%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red