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#A2B280

#a2b280 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a2b280 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 69.8% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.99% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.09% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 79.2°, with 24.51% saturation and 60% 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 9.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 5.01.

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Relative luminance0.4108

Complementary

  1. #a2b280
  2. #9080b2

Split complementary

  1. #a2b280
  2. #8089b2
  3. #a980b2

Analogous

  1. #b2a980
  2. #a2b280
  3. #89b280

Triadic

  1. #a2b280
  2. #80a2b2
  3. #b280a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2b280
  2. #80b290
  3. #9080b2
  4. #b280a2

Square

  1. #a2b280
  2. #80b2a9
  3. #9080b2
  4. #b28089

Monochromatic

  1. #535f3a
  2. #7d8f57
  3. #a2b280
  4. #c5cfb0
  5. #e8ecdf

Shades

#a2b280 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2b280
  2. #92a073
  3. #828e66
  4. #717d5a
  5. #616b4d
  6. #515940
  7. #414733
  8. #313526
  9. #20241a
  10. #10120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2b280 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2b280
  2. #abba8d
  3. #b5c199
  4. #bec9a6
  5. #c7d1b3
  6. #d1d9c0
  7. #dae0cc
  8. #e3e8d9
  9. #ecf0e6
  10. #f6f7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2b280 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2b280
  2. #9fad80
  3. #9ba880
  4. #98a380
  5. #949e80
  6. #919980
  7. #8e9480
  8. #8a8f80
  9. #878a80
  10. #838580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8ae9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8ac7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6ac82 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6ada5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0ae7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeae81 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4af97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2b280 {
  color: #a2b280;
}
Background
.bg-a2b280 {
  background-color: #a2b280;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2b280 {
  border: 2px solid #a2b280;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2b280;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 178 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 25% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2b280 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2b280, #89b280);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2b280 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 178 128 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.01 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.02 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.95 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.38 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.21 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.93 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.17 #5d4d7f Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Olivine
#a2b280  rgb(162, 178, 128)  hsl(79, 25%, 60%)  Olivine
#9080b2  rgb(144, 128, 178)  hsl(259, 25%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#80a2b2  rgb(128, 162, 178)  hsl(199, 25%, 60%)  Moonstone Blue
#b280a2  rgb(178, 128, 162)  hsl(319, 25%, 60%)  Mountbatten Pink