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#A2E451

#a2e451 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a2e451 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 89.41% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.47% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 86.94°, with 73.13% saturation and 60.59% 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 13.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.41.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.6376

Complementary

  1. #a2e451
  2. #9351e4

Split complementary

  1. #a2e451
  2. #5159e4
  3. #dd51e4

Analogous

  1. #e4dd51
  2. #a2e451
  3. #59e451

Triadic

  1. #a2e451
  2. #51a2e4
  3. #e451a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2e451
  2. #51e493
  3. #9351e4
  4. #e451a2

Square

  1. #a2e451
  2. #51e4dd
  3. #9351e4
  4. #e45159

Monochromatic

  1. #548715
  2. #7dc91f
  3. #a2e451
  4. #c5ee93
  5. #e9f9d5

Shades

#a2e451 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2e451
  2. #92cd49
  3. #82b641
  4. #71a039
  5. #618931
  6. #517229
  7. #415b20
  8. #314418
  9. #202e10
  10. #101708
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2e451 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2e451
  2. #abe762
  3. #b5e974
  4. #beec85
  5. #c7ef97
  6. #d1f2a8
  7. #daf4b9
  8. #e3f7cb
  9. #ecfadc
  10. #f6fcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2e451 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2e451
  2. #9fda56
  3. #9bd05a
  4. #98c65f
  5. #94bc64
  6. #91b269
  7. #8ea86d
  8. #8a9e72
  9. #879477
  10. #838a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0d9ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed43e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cf5d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6dbc6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4db46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdd858 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4dea4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2e451 {
  color: #a2e451;
}
Background
.bg-a2e451 {
  background-color: #a2e451;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2e451 {
  border: 2px solid #a2e451;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2e451;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 228 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 73% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2e451 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2e451, #59e451);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2e451 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 228 81 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.41 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.76 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.95 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.81 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.04 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.50 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.86 #5d1bae Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#a2e451  rgb(162, 228, 81)  hsl(87, 73%, 61%)  Inchworm
#9351e4  rgb(147, 81, 228)  hsl(267, 73%, 61%)  Amethyst
#51a2e4  rgb(81, 162, 228)  hsl(207, 73%, 61%)  Carolina Blue
#e451a2  rgb(228, 81, 162)  hsl(327, 73%, 61%)  Wild Strawberry