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#A0AE92

#a0ae92 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a0ae92 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 68.24% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.09% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 14.74% saturation and 62.75% 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 8.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 8.75.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3982

Complementary

  1. #a0ae92
  2. #a092ae

Split complementary

  1. #a0ae92
  2. #9292ae
  3. #ae92ae

Analogous

  1. #aeae92
  2. #a0ae92
  3. #92ae92

Triadic

  1. #a0ae92
  2. #92a0ae
  3. #ae92a0

Tetradic

  1. #a0ae92
  2. #92aea0
  3. #a092ae
  4. #ae92a0

Square

  1. #a0ae92
  2. #92aeae
  3. #a092ae
  4. #ae9292

Monochromatic

  1. #546047
  2. #7a8c68
  3. #a0ae92
  4. #c6cfbe
  5. #edefea

Shades

#a0ae92 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a0ae92
  2. #909d83
  3. #808b75
  4. #707a66
  5. #606858
  6. #505749
  7. #40463a
  8. #30342c
  9. #20231d
  10. #10110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a0ae92 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a0ae92
  2. #aab69d
  3. #b3bea8
  4. #bdc6b3
  5. #c6cebe
  6. #d0d7c9
  7. #d9dfd3
  8. #e3e7de
  9. #ecefe9
  10. #f6f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a0ae92 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a0ae92
  2. #9da990
  3. #9aa58e
  4. #96a08d
  5. #939c8b
  6. #909789
  7. #8d9287
  8. #8a8e85
  9. #868984
  10. #838582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6aba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1aa90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa993 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1aba6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abac91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9ab93 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1ac9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a0ae92 {
  color: #a0ae92;
}
Background
.bg-a0ae92 {
  background-color: #a0ae92;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a0ae92 {
  border: 2px solid #a0ae92;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a0ae92;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 174 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 15% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a0ae92 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a0ae92, #92ae92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a0ae92 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 174 146 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.75 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.81 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.02 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.95 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.52 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.54 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.53 #5f516d Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#a0ae92  rgb(160, 174, 146)  hsl(90, 15%, 63%)  Dark Sea Green
#a092ae  rgb(160, 146, 174)  hsl(270, 15%, 63%)  Rose Quartz
#92a0ae  rgb(146, 160, 174)  hsl(210, 15%, 63%)  Light Slate Gray
#ae92a0  rgb(174, 146, 160)  hsl(330, 15%, 63%)  Rose Quartz