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#A1E987

#a1e987 ≈ Light Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a1e987 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 91.37% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.06% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 104.08°, with 69.01% saturation and 72.16% 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 14.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Green (#90ee90), ΔE 3.25.

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Web safe#99ff99
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Relative luminance0.676

Complementary

  1. #a1e987
  2. #cf87e9

Split complementary

  1. #a1e987
  2. #9e87e9
  3. #e987d2

Analogous

  1. #d2e987
  2. #a1e987
  3. #87e99e

Triadic

  1. #a1e987
  2. #87a1e9
  3. #e987a1

Tetradic

  1. #a1e987
  2. #87e9cf
  3. #cf87e9
  4. #e987a1

Square

  1. #a1e987
  2. #87d2e9
  3. #cf87e9
  4. #e99e87

Monochromatic

  1. #49b621
  2. #6edd46
  3. #a1e987
  4. #d4f5c8
  5. #f1fcee

Shades

#a1e987 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a1e987
  2. #91d27a
  3. #81ba6c
  4. #71a35f
  5. #618c51
  6. #517544
  7. #405d36
  8. #304629
  9. #202f1b
  10. #10170e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a1e987 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a1e987
  2. #aaeb93
  3. #b4ed9f
  4. #bdf0ab
  5. #c7f2b7
  6. #d0f4c3
  7. #d9f6cf
  8. #e3f8db
  9. #ecfbe7
  10. #f6fdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a1e987 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a1e987
  2. #9edf86
  3. #9ad486
  4. #97ca85
  5. #94bf84
  6. #91b584
  7. #8daa83
  8. #8aa082
  9. #879581
  10. #838b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3debc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efdb80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d48d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ee3d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4e183 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cddd8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fe5b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a1e987 {
  color: #a1e987;
}
Background
.bg-a1e987 {
  background-color: #a1e987;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a1e987 {
  border: 2px solid #a1e987;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a1e987;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 233 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 69% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a1e987 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a1e987, #87e99e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a1e987 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 233 135 / 0.35);
}

#90ee90 Light Green ΔE 3.25 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 4.66 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.14 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.19 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 5.32 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.32 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.52 #5e1678 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Light Green
#a1e987  rgb(161, 233, 135)  hsl(104, 69%, 72%)  Light Green
#cf87e9  rgb(207, 135, 233)  hsl(284, 69%, 72%)  Floral Lavender
#87a1e9  rgb(135, 161, 233)  hsl(224, 69%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#e987a1  rgb(233, 135, 161)  hsl(344, 69%, 72%)  Flamingo Pink