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#A4EC79

#a4ec79 ≈ Inchworm

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a4ec79 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 92.55% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 97.57°, with 75.16% saturation and 70% 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 14.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.6926

Complementary

  1. #a4ec79
  2. #c179ec

Split complementary

  1. #a4ec79
  2. #8879ec
  3. #ec79dd

Analogous

  1. #ddec79
  2. #a4ec79
  3. #79ec88

Triadic

  1. #a4ec79
  2. #79a4ec
  3. #ec79a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4ec79
  2. #79ecc1
  3. #c179ec
  4. #ec79a4

Square

  1. #a4ec79
  2. #79ddec
  3. #c179ec
  4. #ec8879

Monochromatic

  1. #53b319
  2. #76e236
  3. #a4ec79
  4. #d1f5bc
  5. #f3fced

Shades

#a4ec79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4ec79
  2. #94d46d
  3. #83bd61
  4. #73a555
  5. #628e49
  6. #52763d
  7. #425e30
  8. #314724
  9. #212f18
  10. #10180c
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4ec79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4ec79
  2. #adee86
  3. #b6f094
  4. #bff2a1
  5. #c8f4af
  6. #d2f6bc
  7. #dbf7c9
  8. #e4f9d7
  9. #edfbe4
  10. #f6fdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4ec79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4ec79
  2. #a0e17a
  3. #9dd67a
  4. #99cc7b
  5. #96c17c
  6. #92b67d
  7. #8eab7d
  8. #8ba07e
  9. #87967f
  10. #848b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6e1ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3dd6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d780 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3e5d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8e373 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1e07d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4e8b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4ec79 {
  color: #a4ec79;
}
Background
.bg-a4ec79 {
  background-color: #a4ec79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4ec79 {
  border: 2px solid #a4ec79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4ec79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 236 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 98 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4ec79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4ec79, #79ec88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4ec79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 236 121 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.88 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 5.15 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 5.70 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 6.01 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.43 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.61 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.86 #5b1386 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#a4ec79  rgb(164, 236, 121)  hsl(98, 75%, 70%)  Inchworm
#c179ec  rgb(193, 121, 236)  hsl(278, 75%, 70%)  Floral Lavender
#79a4ec  rgb(121, 164, 236)  hsl(218, 75%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#ec79a4  rgb(236, 121, 164)  hsl(338, 75%, 70%)  Thulian Pink