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#A4E987

#a4e987 ≈ Light Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a4e987 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 91.37% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.06% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 102.24°, with 69.01% saturation and 72.16% 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 14.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Green (#90ee90), ΔE 3.66.

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Web safe#99ff99
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Relative luminance0.6792

Complementary

  1. #a4e987
  2. #cc87e9

Split complementary

  1. #a4e987
  2. #9b87e9
  3. #e987d5

Analogous

  1. #d5e987
  2. #a4e987
  3. #87e99b

Triadic

  1. #a4e987
  2. #87a4e9
  3. #e987a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e987
  2. #87e9cc
  3. #cc87e9
  4. #e987a4

Square

  1. #a4e987
  2. #87d5e9
  3. #cc87e9
  4. #e99b87

Monochromatic

  1. #4db621
  2. #73dd46
  3. #a4e987
  4. #d5f5c8
  5. #f2fcee

Shades

#a4e987 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e987
  2. #94d27a
  3. #83ba6c
  4. #73a35f
  5. #628c51
  6. #527544
  7. #425d36
  8. #314629
  9. #212f1b
  10. #10170e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e987 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e987
  2. #adeb93
  3. #b6ed9f
  4. #bff0ab
  5. #c8f2b7
  6. #d2f4c3
  7. #dbf6cf
  8. #e4f8db
  9. #edfbe7
  10. #f6fdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e987 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e987
  2. #a0df86
  3. #9dd486
  4. #99ca85
  5. #96bf84
  6. #92b584
  7. #8eaa83
  8. #8ba082
  9. #879581
  10. #848b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5debc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efdb80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d58d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2e3d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5e183 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cedd8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3e5b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e987 {
  color: #a4e987;
}
Background
.bg-a4e987 {
  background-color: #a4e987;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e987 {
  border: 2px solid #a4e987;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e987;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 233 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 69% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e987 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e987, #87e99b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e987 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 233 135 / 0.35);
}

#90ee90 Light Green ΔE 3.66 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 4.92 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.18 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 5.56 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.56 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.04 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.50 #5b1678 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Light Green
#a4e987  rgb(164, 233, 135)  hsl(102, 69%, 72%)  Light Green
#cc87e9  rgb(204, 135, 233)  hsl(282, 69%, 72%)  Floral Lavender
#87a4e9  rgb(135, 164, 233)  hsl(222, 69%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#e987a4  rgb(233, 135, 164)  hsl(342, 69%, 72%)  Flamingo Pink