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#A0BD8A

#a0bd8a ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a0bd8a 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, 74.12% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.98% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 94.12°, with 27.87% saturation and 64.12% 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 10.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 4.25.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.457

Complementary

  1. #a0bd8a
  2. #a78abd

Split complementary

  1. #a0bd8a
  2. #8e8abd
  3. #bd8aba

Analogous

  1. #babd8a
  2. #a0bd8a
  3. #8abd8e

Triadic

  1. #a0bd8a
  2. #8aa0bd
  3. #bd8aa0

Tetradic

  1. #a0bd8a
  2. #8abda7
  3. #a78abd
  4. #bd8aa0

Square

  1. #a0bd8a
  2. #8ababd
  3. #a78abd
  4. #bd8e8a

Monochromatic

  1. #546f3f
  2. #78a05a
  3. #a0bd8a
  4. #c8d9bb
  5. #eff4ec

Shades

#a0bd8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a0bd8a
  2. #90aa7c
  3. #80976e
  4. #708461
  5. #607153
  6. #505f45
  7. #404c37
  8. #303929
  9. #20261c
  10. #10130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a0bd8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a0bd8a
  2. #aac496
  3. #b3caa1
  4. #bdd1ad
  5. #c6d7b9
  6. #d0dec5
  7. #d9e5d0
  8. #e3ebdc
  9. #ecf2e8
  10. #f6f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a0bd8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a0bd8a
  2. #9db789
  3. #9ab188
  4. #96ab87
  5. #93a586
  6. #909f85
  7. #8d9884
  8. #8a9283
  9. #868c82
  10. #838681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acb8a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2b687 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb38c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1b9af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b988 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b78b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1baa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a0bd8a {
  color: #a0bd8a;
}
Background
.bg-a0bd8a {
  background-color: #a0bd8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a0bd8a {
  border: 2px solid #a0bd8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a0bd8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 189 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 28% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a0bd8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a0bd8a, #8abd8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a0bd8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 189 138 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 4.25 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.45 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.73 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.77 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.44 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.52 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.99 #5f4275 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#a0bd8a  rgb(160, 189, 138)  hsl(94, 28%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green
#a78abd  rgb(167, 138, 189)  hsl(274, 28%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8aa0bd  rgb(138, 160, 189)  hsl(214, 28%, 64%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#bd8aa0  rgb(189, 138, 160)  hsl(334, 28%, 64%)  Puce