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#A4E79F

#a4e79f ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a4e79f is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 90.59% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.17% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 115.83°, with 60% saturation and 76.47% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 1.19.

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Web safe#99ff99
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Relative luminance0.6755

Complementary

  1. #a4e79f
  2. #e29fe7

Split complementary

  1. #a4e79f
  2. #be9fe7
  3. #e79fc8

Analogous

  1. #c8e79f
  2. #a4e79f
  3. #9fe7be

Triadic

  1. #a4e79f
  2. #9fa4e7
  3. #e79fa4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e79f
  2. #9fe7e2
  3. #e29fe7
  4. #e79fa4

Square

  1. #a4e79f
  2. #9fc8e7
  3. #e29fe7
  4. #e7be9f

Monochromatic

  1. #39be2f
  2. #6ad862
  3. #a4e79f
  4. #def6dc
  5. #f0fbef

Shades

#a4e79f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e79f
  2. #94d08f
  3. #83b97f
  4. #73a26f
  5. #628b5f
  6. #527450
  7. #425c40
  8. #314530
  9. #212e20
  10. #101710
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e79f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e79f
  2. #ade9a9
  3. #b6ecb2
  4. #bfeebc
  5. #c8f1c5
  6. #d2f3cf
  7. #dbf5d9
  8. #e4f8e2
  9. #edfaec
  10. #f6fdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e79f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e79f
  2. #a0dd9c
  3. #9dd299
  4. #99c896
  5. #96be93
  6. #92b490
  7. #8ea98c
  8. #8b9f89
  9. #879586
  10. #848a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4ddc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eadb9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0d4a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ee3d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2e09c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbdca1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1e4c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e79f {
  color: #a4e79f;
}
Background
.bg-a4e79f {
  background-color: #a4e79f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e79f {
  border: 2px solid #a4e79f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e79f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 231 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 116 60% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e79f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e79f, #9fe7be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e79f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 231 159 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 1.19 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 4.34 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 4.70 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 5.90 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 6.76 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.84 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.99 #5b1860 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#a4e79f  rgb(164, 231, 159)  hsl(116, 60%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple
#e29fe7  rgb(226, 159, 231)  hsl(296, 60%, 76%)  Plum
#9fa4e7  rgb(159, 164, 231)  hsl(236, 60%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#e79fa4  rgb(231, 159, 164)  hsl(356, 60%, 76%)  Pastel Pink