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#A4CAA6

#a4caa6 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a4caa6 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 79.22% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.82% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 123.16°, with 26.39% saturation and 71.76% 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 11.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 5.01.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5289

Complementary

  1. #a4caa6
  2. #caa4c8

Split complementary

  1. #a4caa6
  2. #b9a4ca
  3. #caa4b5

Analogous

  1. #b5caa4
  2. #a4caa6
  3. #a4cab9

Triadic

  1. #a4caa6
  2. #a6a4ca
  3. #caa6a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4caa6
  2. #a4c8ca
  3. #caa4c8
  4. #caa6a4

Square

  1. #a4caa6
  2. #a4b5ca
  3. #caa4c8
  4. #cab9a4

Monochromatic

  1. #4e8751
  2. #74ae77
  3. #a4caa6
  4. #d4e6d5
  5. #f2f7f2

Shades

#a4caa6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4caa6
  2. #94b695
  3. #83a285
  4. #738d74
  5. #627964
  6. #526553
  7. #425142
  8. #313d32
  9. #212821
  10. #101411
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4caa6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4caa6
  2. #adcfaf
  3. #b6d5b8
  4. #bfdac1
  5. #c8dfca
  6. #d2e5d3
  7. #dbeadb
  8. #e4efe4
  9. #edf4ed
  10. #f6faf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4caa6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4caa6
  2. #a0c3a2
  3. #9dbb9e
  4. #99b49b
  5. #96ac97
  6. #92a593
  7. #8e9e8f
  8. #8b968b
  9. #878f88
  10. #848784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6c4b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbc3a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5bfa8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0c8c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdc6a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9c3a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2c9b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4caa6 {
  color: #a4caa6;
}
Background
.bg-a4caa6 {
  background-color: #a4caa6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4caa6 {
  border: 2px solid #a4caa6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4caa6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 202 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 123 26% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4caa6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4caa6, #a4cab9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4caa6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 202 166 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.01 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.20 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 7.26 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.97 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.68 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.08 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 10.08 #5b3559 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#a4caa6  rgb(164, 202, 166)  hsl(123, 26%, 72%)  Dark Sea Green
#caa4c8  rgb(202, 164, 200)  hsl(303, 26%, 72%)  Lilac
#a6a4ca  rgb(166, 164, 202)  hsl(243, 26%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#caa6a4  rgb(202, 166, 164)  hsl(3, 26%, 72%)  Silver Pink