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#A2CA77

#a2ca77 ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a2ca77 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 79.22% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.09% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 88.92°, with 43.92% saturation and 62.94% 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 11.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 2.57.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.5125

Complementary

  1. #a2ca77
  2. #9f77ca

Split complementary

  1. #a2ca77
  2. #7778ca
  3. #c977ca

Analogous

  1. #cac977
  2. #a2ca77
  3. #78ca77

Triadic

  1. #a2ca77
  2. #77a2ca
  3. #ca77a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2ca77
  2. #77ca9f
  3. #9f77ca
  4. #ca77a2

Square

  1. #a2ca77
  2. #77cac9
  3. #9f77ca
  4. #ca7778

Monochromatic

  1. #55792f
  2. #7cb045
  3. #a2ca77
  4. #c8dfae
  5. #edf5e5

Shades

#a2ca77 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2ca77
  2. #92b66b
  3. #82a25f
  4. #718d53
  5. #617947
  6. #51653c
  7. #415130
  8. #313d24
  9. #202818
  10. #10140c
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2ca77 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2ca77
  2. #abcf85
  3. #b5d592
  4. #bedaa0
  5. #c7dfad
  6. #d1e5bb
  7. #daeac9
  8. #e3efd6
  9. #ecf4e4
  10. #f6faf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2ca77 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2ca77
  2. #9fc378
  3. #9bbb79
  4. #98b47a
  5. #94ac7b
  6. #91a57c
  7. #8e9e7c
  8. #8a967d
  9. #878f7e
  10. #83877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3c3a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1c071 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbbd7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5c3b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c473 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcc27a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4c6a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2ca77 {
  color: #a2ca77;
}
Background
.bg-a2ca77 {
  background-color: #a2ca77;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2ca77 {
  border: 2px solid #a2ca77;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2ca77;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 202 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 44% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2ca77 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2ca77, #78ca77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2ca77 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 202 119 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 2.57 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.66 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.90 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.94 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.67 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.78 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.94 #5d3588 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Pistachio
#a2ca77  rgb(162, 202, 119)  hsl(89, 44%, 63%)  Pistachio
#9f77ca  rgb(159, 119, 202)  hsl(269, 44%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#77a2ca  rgb(119, 162, 202)  hsl(209, 44%, 63%)  Iceberg
#ca77a2  rgb(202, 119, 162)  hsl(329, 44%, 63%)  Sky Magenta