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#A4E696

#a4e696 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a4e696 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 90.2% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.78% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 109.5°, with 61.54% saturation and 74.51% 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 14.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#99ff99
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Relative luminance0.6669

Complementary

  1. #a4e696
  2. #d896e6

Split complementary

  1. #a4e696
  2. #b096e6
  3. #e696cc

Analogous

  1. #cce696
  2. #a4e696
  3. #96e6b0

Triadic

  1. #a4e696
  2. #96a4e6
  3. #e696a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e696
  2. #96e6d8
  3. #d896e6
  4. #e696a4

Square

  1. #a4e696
  2. #96cce6
  3. #d896e6
  4. #e6b096

Monochromatic

  1. #44b72c
  2. #6ed758
  3. #a4e696
  4. #daf5d4
  5. #f1fbef

Shades

#a4e696 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e696
  2. #94cf87
  3. #83b878
  4. #73a169
  5. #628a5a
  6. #52734b
  7. #425c3c
  8. #31452d
  9. #212e1e
  10. #10170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e696 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e696
  2. #ade9a1
  3. #b6ebab
  4. #bfeeb6
  5. #c8f0c0
  6. #d2f3cb
  7. #dbf5d5
  8. #e4f8e0
  9. #edfaea
  10. #f6fdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e696 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e696
  2. #a0dc94
  3. #9dd292
  4. #99c78f
  5. #96bd8d
  6. #92b38b
  7. #8ea989
  8. #8b9f87
  9. #879484
  10. #848a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3dcbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd991 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0d39a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0e1d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2de93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbdb99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2e3bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e696 {
  color: #a4e696;
}
Background
.bg-a4e696 {
  background-color: #a4e696;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e696 {
  border: 2px solid #a4e696;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e696;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 230 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 110 62% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e696 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e696, #96e6b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e696 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 230 150 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 2.23 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 3.73 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 5.48 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.98 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.07 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 6.33 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.15 #5b1969 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#a4e696  rgb(164, 230, 150)  hsl(110, 62%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple
#d896e6  rgb(216, 150, 230)  hsl(290, 62%, 75%)  Plum
#96a4e6  rgb(150, 164, 230)  hsl(230, 62%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#e696a4  rgb(230, 150, 164)  hsl(350, 62%, 75%)  Salmon Pink