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#A6C577

#a6c577 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a6c577 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 77.25% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 39.59% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 83.85°, with 40.21% saturation and 61.96% 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 10.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.4937

Complementary

  1. #a6c577
  2. #9677c5

Split complementary

  1. #a6c577
  2. #777fc5
  3. #bd77c5

Analogous

  1. #c5bd77
  2. #a6c577
  3. #7fc577

Triadic

  1. #a6c577
  2. #77a6c5
  3. #c577a6

Tetradic

  1. #a6c577
  2. #77c596
  3. #9677c5
  4. #c577a6

Square

  1. #a6c577
  2. #77c5bd
  3. #9677c5
  4. #c5777f

Monochromatic

  1. #587231
  2. #82a848
  3. #a6c577
  4. #c9dcad
  5. #ecf3e2

Shades

#a6c577 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6c577
  2. #95b16b
  3. #859e5f
  4. #748a53
  5. #647647
  6. #53633c
  7. #424f30
  8. #323b24
  9. #212718
  10. #11140c
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6c577 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6c577
  2. #afcb85
  3. #b8d192
  4. #c1d6a0
  5. #cadcad
  6. #d3e2bb
  7. #dbe8c9
  8. #e4eed6
  9. #edf3e4
  10. #f6f9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6c577 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6c577
  2. #a2be78
  3. #9eb779
  4. #9bb07a
  5. #97a97b
  6. #93a37c
  7. #8f9c7c
  8. #8b957d
  9. #888e7e
  10. #84877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3bfa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdbc71 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8ba7b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aabeb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebf74 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbf79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9c19e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6c577 {
  color: #a6c577;
}
Background
.bg-a6c577 {
  background-color: #a6c577;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6c577 {
  border: 2px solid #a6c577;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6c577;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 197 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 40% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6c577 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6c577, #7fc577);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6c577 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 197 119 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 3.47 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 3.66 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.10 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.51 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.97 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.22 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.26 #593a88 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Olivine
#a6c577  rgb(166, 197, 119)  hsl(84, 40%, 62%)  Olivine
#9677c5  rgb(150, 119, 197)  hsl(264, 40%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#77a6c5  rgb(119, 166, 197)  hsl(204, 40%, 62%)  Moonstone Blue
#c577a6  rgb(197, 119, 166)  hsl(324, 40%, 62%)  Sky Magenta