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#A3CC51

#a3cc51 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a3cc51 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 80% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 60.29% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 80°, with 54.67% saturation and 55.88% 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.06.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.5157

Complementary

  1. #a3cc51
  2. #7a51cc

Split complementary

  1. #a3cc51
  2. #5165cc
  3. #b751cc

Analogous

  1. #ccb751
  2. #a3cc51
  3. #65cc51

Triadic

  1. #a3cc51
  2. #51a3cc
  3. #cc51a3

Tetradic

  1. #a3cc51
  2. #51cc7a
  3. #7a51cc
  4. #cc51a3

Square

  1. #a3cc51
  2. #51ccb7
  3. #7a51cc
  4. #cc5165

Monochromatic

  1. #4e661e
  2. #7ba12f
  3. #a3cc51
  4. #c2dd8c
  5. #e2efc7

Shades

#a3cc51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3cc51
  2. #93b849
  3. #82a341
  4. #728f39
  5. #627a31
  6. #526629
  7. #415220
  8. #313d18
  9. #212910
  10. #101408
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3cc51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3cc51
  2. #acd162
  3. #b5d674
  4. #bfdb85
  5. #c8e097
  6. #d1e6a8
  7. #daebb9
  8. #e3f0cb
  9. #edf5dc
  10. #f6faee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3cc51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3cc51
  2. #a0c456
  3. #9cbd5a
  4. #99b55f
  5. #95ae64
  6. #92a669
  7. #8e9e6d
  8. #8b9772
  9. #878f77
  10. #84887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4c49e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6c043 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1be5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9c3b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c549 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0c456 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7c795 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3cc51 {
  color: #a3cc51;
}
Background
.bg-a3cc51 {
  background-color: #a3cc51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3cc51 {
  border: 2px solid #a3cc51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3cc51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 204 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 55% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3cc51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3cc51, #65cc51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3cc51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 204 81 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.06 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.83 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.11 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.30 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.40 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.83 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.34 #5c33ae Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a3cc51  rgb(163, 204, 81)  hsl(80, 55%, 56%)  Yellow Green
#7a51cc  rgb(122, 81, 204)  hsl(260, 55%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#51a3cc  rgb(81, 163, 204)  hsl(200, 55%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#cc51a3  rgb(204, 81, 163)  hsl(320, 55%, 56%)  Mulberry