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#A4E258

#a4e258 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a4e258 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 88.63% green and 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.06% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 86.96°, with 70.41% saturation and 61.57% 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 13.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.6.

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Relative luminance0.6299

Complementary

  1. #a4e258
  2. #9658e2

Split complementary

  1. #a4e258
  2. #585fe2
  3. #db58e2

Analogous

  1. #e2db58
  2. #a4e258
  3. #5fe258

Triadic

  1. #a4e258
  2. #58a4e2
  3. #e258a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e258
  2. #58e296
  3. #9658e2
  4. #e258a4

Square

  1. #a4e258
  2. #58e2db
  3. #9658e2
  4. #e2585f

Monochromatic

  1. #568918
  2. #7fca23
  3. #a4e258
  4. #c8ed99
  5. #ebf9da

Shades

#a4e258 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e258
  2. #94cb4f
  3. #83b546
  4. #739e3e
  5. #628835
  6. #52712c
  7. #425a23
  8. #31441a
  9. #212d12
  10. #101709
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e258 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e258
  2. #ade569
  3. #b6e879
  4. #bfeb8a
  5. #c8ee9b
  6. #d2f1ac
  7. #dbf3bc
  8. #e4f6cd
  9. #edf9de
  10. #f6fcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e258 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e258
  2. #a0d85c
  3. #9dce60
  4. #99c564
  5. #96bb68
  6. #92b16c
  7. #8ea770
  8. #8b9d74
  9. #879478
  10. #848a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0d7ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd348 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3ce62 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8d9c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3d94f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdd75e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6dda4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e258 {
  color: #a4e258;
}
Background
.bg-a4e258 {
  background-color: #a4e258;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e258 {
  border: 2px solid #a4e258;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e258;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 226 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 70% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e258 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e258, #5fe258);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e258 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 226 88 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.60 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.58 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.62 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.60 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.89 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 8.34 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 8.70 #5b1da7 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#a4e258  rgb(164, 226, 88)  hsl(87, 70%, 62%)  Inchworm
#9658e2  rgb(150, 88, 226)  hsl(267, 70%, 62%)  Amethyst
#58a4e2  rgb(88, 164, 226)  hsl(207, 70%, 62%)  Carolina Blue
#e258a4  rgb(226, 88, 164)  hsl(327, 70%, 62%)  Wild Strawberry