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#A3C585

#a3c585 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a3c585 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 77.25% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.49% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 91.88°, with 35.56% saturation and 64.71% 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 10.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4941

Complementary

  1. #a3c585
  2. #a785c5

Split complementary

  1. #a3c585
  2. #8785c5
  3. #c585c3

Analogous

  1. #c3c585
  2. #a3c585
  3. #85c587

Triadic

  1. #a3c585
  2. #85a3c5
  3. #c585a3

Tetradic

  1. #a3c585
  2. #85c5a7
  3. #a785c5
  4. #c585a3

Square

  1. #a3c585
  2. #85c3c5
  3. #a785c5
  4. #c58785

Monochromatic

  1. #577839
  2. #7cac52
  3. #a3c585
  4. #cadeb9
  5. #f1f6ed

Shades

#a3c585 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3c585
  2. #93b178
  3. #829e6a
  4. #728a5d
  5. #627650
  6. #526343
  7. #414f35
  8. #313b28
  9. #21271b
  10. #10140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3c585 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3c585
  2. #accb91
  3. #b5d19d
  4. #bfd6aa
  5. #c8dcb6
  6. #d1e2c2
  7. #dae8ce
  8. #e3eeda
  9. #edf3e7
  10. #f6f9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3c585 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3c585
  2. #a0be85
  3. #9cb784
  4. #99b084
  5. #95a983
  6. #92a383
  7. #8e9c82
  8. #8b9582
  9. #878e81
  10. #848781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2bfa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbbc81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6ba88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5c0b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcc082 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9be87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4c2a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3c585 {
  color: #a3c585;
}
Background
.bg-a3c585 {
  background-color: #a3c585;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3c585 {
  border: 2px solid #a3c585;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3c585;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 197 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 36% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3c585 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3c585, #85c587);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3c585 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 197 133 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 3.61 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 4.15 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.16 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.90 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.98 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.22 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.54 #5c3a7a Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Olivine
#a3c585  rgb(163, 197, 133)  hsl(92, 36%, 65%)  Olivine
#a785c5  rgb(167, 133, 197)  hsl(272, 36%, 65%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#85a3c5  rgb(133, 163, 197)  hsl(212, 36%, 65%)  Iceberg
#c585a3  rgb(197, 133, 163)  hsl(332, 36%, 65%)  Puce