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#A4E581

#a4e581 ≈ Light Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a4e581 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 89.8% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.67% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 99°, with 65.79% saturation and 70.2% 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 14.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Green (#90ee90), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.6552

Complementary

  1. #a4e581
  2. #c281e5

Split complementary

  1. #a4e581
  2. #9081e5
  3. #e581d6

Analogous

  1. #d6e581
  2. #a4e581
  3. #81e590

Triadic

  1. #a4e581
  2. #81a4e5
  3. #e581a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e581
  2. #81e5c2
  3. #c281e5
  4. #e581a4

Square

  1. #a4e581
  2. #81d6e5
  3. #c281e5
  4. #e59081

Monochromatic

  1. #52aa23
  2. #76d842
  3. #a4e581
  4. #d2f2c0
  5. #f3fcee

Shades

#a4e581 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e581
  2. #94ce74
  3. #83b767
  4. #73a05a
  5. #62894d
  6. #527341
  7. #425c34
  8. #314527
  9. #212e1a
  10. #10170d
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e581 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e581
  2. #ade88e
  3. #b6ea9a
  4. #bfeda7
  5. #c8efb3
  6. #d2f2c0
  7. #dbf5cd
  8. #e4f7d9
  9. #edfae6
  10. #f6fcf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e581 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e581
  2. #a0db81
  3. #9dd181
  4. #99c781
  5. #96bd81
  6. #92b381
  7. #8ea880
  8. #8b9e80
  9. #879480
  10. #848a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2dbb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd779 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2d287 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3decd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3dd7c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccda85 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3e1b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e581 {
  color: #a4e581;
}
Background
.bg-a4e581 {
  background-color: #a4e581;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e581 {
  border: 2px solid #a4e581;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e581;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 229 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 99 66% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e581 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e581, #81e590);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e581 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 229 129 / 0.35);
}

#90ee90 Light Green ΔE 4.58 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.58 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.63 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 6.00 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.49 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 6.61 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.68 #5b1a7e Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Light Green
#a4e581  rgb(164, 229, 129)  hsl(99, 66%, 70%)  Light Green
#c281e5  rgb(194, 129, 229)  hsl(279, 66%, 70%)  Floral Lavender
#81a4e5  rgb(129, 164, 229)  hsl(219, 66%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#e581a4  rgb(229, 129, 164)  hsl(339, 66%, 70%)  Pale Violet Red