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#A4E486

#a4e486 ≈ Light Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a4e486 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 89.41% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.23% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 100.85°, with 63.51% saturation and 70.98% 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 14.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Green (#90ee90), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.651

Complementary

  1. #a4e486
  2. #c686e4

Split complementary

  1. #a4e486
  2. #9786e4
  3. #e486d3

Analogous

  1. #d3e486
  2. #a4e486
  3. #86e497

Triadic

  1. #a4e486
  2. #86a4e4
  3. #e486a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e486
  2. #86e4c6
  3. #c686e4
  4. #e486a4

Square

  1. #a4e486
  2. #86d3e4
  3. #c686e4
  4. #e49786

Monochromatic

  1. #50ab26
  2. #75d647
  3. #a4e486
  4. #d3f2c5
  5. #f2fbee

Shades

#a4e486 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e486
  2. #94cd79
  3. #83b66b
  4. #73a05e
  5. #628950
  6. #527243
  7. #425b36
  8. #314428
  9. #212e1b
  10. #10170d
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e486 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e486
  2. #ade792
  3. #b6e99e
  4. #bfecaa
  5. #c8efb6
  6. #d2f2c3
  7. #dbf4cf
  8. #e4f7db
  9. #edfae7
  10. #f6fcf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e486 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e486
  2. #a0da85
  3. #9dd085
  4. #99c684
  5. #96bc84
  6. #92b283
  7. #8ea882
  8. #8b9e82
  9. #879481
  10. #848a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2dab9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead77f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1d18b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3decd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2dc82 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbd989 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3e0b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e486 {
  color: #a4e486;
}
Background
.bg-a4e486 {
  background-color: #a4e486;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e486 {
  border: 2px solid #a4e486;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e486;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 228 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 64% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e486 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e486, #86e497);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e486 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 228 134 / 0.35);
}

#90ee90 Light Green ΔE 4.30 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 4.72 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.46 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 5.94 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 6.64 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.37 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.37 #5b1b79 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Light Green
#a4e486  rgb(164, 228, 134)  hsl(101, 64%, 71%)  Light Green
#c686e4  rgb(198, 134, 228)  hsl(281, 64%, 71%)  Floral Lavender
#86a4e4  rgb(134, 164, 228)  hsl(221, 64%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#e486a4  rgb(228, 134, 164)  hsl(341, 64%, 71%)  Flamingo Pink