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#A4C172

#a4c172 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a4c172 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 75.69% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 40.93% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 82.03°, with 38.92% saturation and 60.2% 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 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4725

Complementary

  1. #a4c172
  2. #8f72c1

Split complementary

  1. #a4c172
  2. #727dc1
  3. #b772c1

Analogous

  1. #c1b772
  2. #a4c172
  3. #7dc172

Triadic

  1. #a4c172
  2. #72a4c1
  3. #c172a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4c172
  2. #72c18f
  3. #8f72c1
  4. #c172a4

Square

  1. #a4c172
  2. #72c1b7
  3. #8f72c1
  4. #c1727d

Monochromatic

  1. #556b2f
  2. #7fa046
  3. #a4c172
  4. #c6d8a7
  5. #e9f0dc

Shades

#a4c172 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4c172
  2. #94ae67
  3. #839a5b
  4. #738750
  5. #627444
  6. #526139
  7. #424d2e
  8. #313a22
  9. #212717
  10. #10130b
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4c172 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4c172
  2. #adc780
  3. #b6cd8e
  4. #bfd49c
  5. #c8daaa
  6. #d2e0b9
  7. #dbe6c7
  8. #e4ecd5
  9. #edf3e3
  10. #f6f9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4c172 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4c172
  2. #a0bb73
  3. #9db475
  4. #99ae76
  5. #96a778
  6. #92a179
  7. #8e9a7a
  8. #8b947c
  9. #878d7d
  10. #84877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0bba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b86c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b676 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9baae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbc6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bb74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7bd99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4c172 {
  color: #a4c172;
}
Background
.bg-a4c172 {
  background-color: #a4c172;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4c172 {
  border: 2px solid #a4c172;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4c172;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 193 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 39% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4c172 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4c172, #7dc172);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4c172 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 193 114 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 2.87 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 3.99 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.83 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.22 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.06 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.19 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.28 #5b3e8d Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Olivine
#a4c172  rgb(164, 193, 114)  hsl(82, 39%, 60%)  Olivine
#8f72c1  rgb(143, 114, 193)  hsl(262, 39%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#72a4c1  rgb(114, 164, 193)  hsl(202, 39%, 60%)  Moonstone Blue
#c172a4  rgb(193, 114, 164)  hsl(322, 39%, 60%)  Sky Magenta