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#A3EC8A

#a3ec8a ≈ Light Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a3ec8a is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 92.55% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.53% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 104.69°, with 72.06% saturation and 73.33% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Green (#90ee90), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#99ff99
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Relative luminance0.6961

Complementary

  1. #a3ec8a
  2. #d38aec

Split complementary

  1. #a3ec8a
  2. #a28aec
  3. #ec8ad4

Analogous

  1. #d4ec8a
  2. #a3ec8a
  3. #8aeca2

Triadic

  1. #a3ec8a
  2. #8aa3ec
  3. #ec8aa3

Tetradic

  1. #a3ec8a
  2. #8aecd3
  3. #d38aec
  4. #ec8aa3

Square

  1. #a3ec8a
  2. #8ad4ec
  3. #d38aec
  4. #eca28a

Monochromatic

  1. #48be1f
  2. #6fe148
  3. #a3ec8a
  4. #d7f7cc
  5. #f1fced

Shades

#a3ec8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3ec8a
  2. #93d47c
  3. #82bd6e
  4. #72a561
  5. #628e53
  6. #527645
  7. #415e37
  8. #314729
  9. #212f1c
  10. #10180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3ec8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3ec8a
  2. #acee96
  3. #b5f0a1
  4. #bff2ad
  5. #c8f4b9
  6. #d1f6c5
  7. #daf7d0
  8. #e3f9dc
  9. #edfbe8
  10. #f6fdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3ec8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3ec8a
  2. #a0e189
  3. #9cd688
  4. #99cc87
  5. #95c186
  6. #92b685
  7. #8eab84
  8. #8ba083
  9. #879682
  10. #848b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6e1bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2dd83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d790 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0e6d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7e386 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfe08d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1e8bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3ec8a {
  color: #a3ec8a;
}
Background
.bg-a3ec8a {
  background-color: #a3ec8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3ec8a {
  border: 2px solid #a3ec8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3ec8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 236 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 105 72% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3ec8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3ec8a, #8aeca2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3ec8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 236 138 / 0.35);
}

#90ee90 Light Green ΔE 3.07 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 4.13 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 4.77 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.20 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.60 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.39 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.97 #5c1375 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Light Green
#a3ec8a  rgb(163, 236, 138)  hsl(105, 72%, 73%)  Light Green
#d38aec  rgb(211, 138, 236)  hsl(285, 72%, 73%)  Violet
#8aa3ec  rgb(138, 163, 236)  hsl(225, 72%, 73%)  Cornflower Blue
#ec8aa3  rgb(236, 138, 163)  hsl(345, 72%, 73%)  Flamingo Pink