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#A5B896

#a5b896 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a5b896 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 72.16% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.48% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 93.53°, with 19.32% saturation and 65.49% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 6.42.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4448

Complementary

  1. #a5b896
  2. #a996b8

Split complementary

  1. #a5b896
  2. #9896b8
  3. #b896b6

Analogous

  1. #b6b896
  2. #a5b896
  3. #96b898

Triadic

  1. #a5b896
  2. #96a5b8
  3. #b896a5

Tetradic

  1. #a5b896
  2. #96b8a9
  3. #a996b8
  4. #b896a5

Square

  1. #a5b896
  2. #96b6b8
  3. #a996b8
  4. #b89896

Monochromatic

  1. #586c49
  2. #7e9968
  3. #a5b896
  4. #ccd7c4
  5. #f3f6f1

Shades

#a5b896 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a5b896
  2. #95a687
  3. #849378
  4. #748169
  5. #636e5a
  6. #535c4b
  7. #424a3c
  8. #32372d
  9. #21251e
  10. #11120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a5b896 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a5b896
  2. #aebfa1
  3. #b7c6ab
  4. #c0cdb6
  5. #c9d4c0
  6. #d2dccb
  7. #dbe3d5
  8. #e4eae0
  9. #edf1ea
  10. #f6f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a5b896 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a5b896
  2. #a1b294
  3. #9ead92
  4. #9aa78f
  5. #96a28d
  6. #939c8b
  7. #8f9689
  8. #8b9187
  9. #878b84
  10. #848682
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adb4a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbb394 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8b197 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6b5ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3b595 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b497 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6b6a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a5b896 {
  color: #a5b896;
}
Background
.bg-a5b896 {
  background-color: #a5b896;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a5b896 {
  border: 2px solid #a5b896;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a5b896;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 184 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 19% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a5b896 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a5b896, #96b898);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a5b896 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 184 150 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.42 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.60 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.63 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.30 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.61 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.54 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.28 #5a4769 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#a5b896  rgb(165, 184, 150)  hsl(94, 19%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#a996b8  rgb(169, 150, 184)  hsl(274, 19%, 65%)  Pastel Purple
#96a5b8  rgb(150, 165, 184)  hsl(214, 19%, 65%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#b896a5  rgb(184, 150, 165)  hsl(334, 19%, 65%)  Rose Quartz