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#A4E99E

#a4e99e ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a4e99e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.19% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 115.2°, with 63.03% saturation and 76.67% 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 14.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 1.75.

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Web safe#99ff99
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Relative luminance0.6864

Complementary

  1. #a4e99e
  2. #e39ee9

Split complementary

  1. #a4e99e
  2. #be9ee9
  3. #e99eca

Analogous

  1. #cae99e
  2. #a4e99e
  3. #9ee9be

Triadic

  1. #a4e99e
  2. #9ea4e9
  3. #e99ea4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e99e
  2. #9ee9e3
  3. #e39ee9
  4. #e99ea4

Square

  1. #a4e99e
  2. #9ecae9
  3. #e39ee9
  4. #e9be9e

Monochromatic

  1. #38c22c
  2. #6adb60
  3. #a4e99e
  4. #dff7dc
  5. #effbee

Shades

#a4e99e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e99e
  2. #94d28e
  3. #83ba7e
  4. #73a36f
  5. #628c5f
  6. #52754f
  7. #425d3f
  8. #31462f
  9. #212f20
  10. #101710
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e99e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e99e
  2. #adeba8
  3. #b6edb1
  4. #bff0bb
  5. #c8f2c5
  6. #d2f4cf
  7. #dbf6d8
  8. #e4f8e2
  9. #edfbec
  10. #f6fdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e99e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e99e
  2. #a0df9b
  3. #9dd498
  4. #99ca95
  5. #96bf92
  6. #92b58f
  7. #8eaa8c
  8. #8ba089
  9. #879586
  10. #848b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5dfc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eddc99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2d5a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ee5d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4e19b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccdea0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0e6c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e99e {
  color: #a4e99e;
}
Background
.bg-a4e99e {
  background-color: #a4e99e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e99e {
  border: 2px solid #a4e99e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e99e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 233 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 115 63% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e99e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e99e, #9ee9be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e99e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 233 158 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 1.75 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 3.80 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 5.28 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.29 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 6.14 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.62 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.25 #5b1661 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#a4e99e  rgb(164, 233, 158)  hsl(115, 63%, 77%)  Granny Smith Apple
#e39ee9  rgb(227, 158, 233)  hsl(295, 63%, 77%)  Plum
#9ea4e9  rgb(158, 164, 233)  hsl(235, 63%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#e99ea4  rgb(233, 158, 164)  hsl(355, 63%, 77%)  Pastel Pink