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#A6EC99

#a6ec99 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a6ec99 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 92.55% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.17% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 110.6°, with 68.6% saturation and 76.27% 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 15.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#99ff99
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Relative luminance0.704

Complementary

  1. #a6ec99
  2. #df99ec

Split complementary

  1. #a6ec99
  2. #b599ec
  3. #ec99cf

Analogous

  1. #cfec99
  2. #a6ec99
  3. #99ecb5

Triadic

  1. #a6ec99
  2. #99a6ec
  3. #ec99a6

Tetradic

  1. #a6ec99
  2. #99ecdf
  3. #df99ec
  4. #ec99a6

Square

  1. #a6ec99
  2. #99cfec
  3. #df99ec
  4. #ecb599

Monochromatic

  1. #3ec725
  2. #6ee058
  3. #a6ec99
  4. #def8d9
  5. #f0fcee

Shades

#a6ec99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6ec99
  2. #95d48a
  3. #85bd7a
  4. #74a56b
  5. #648e5c
  6. #53764d
  7. #425e3d
  8. #32472e
  9. #212f1f
  10. #11180f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6ec99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6ec99
  2. #afeea3
  3. #b8f0ad
  4. #c1f2b8
  5. #caf4c2
  6. #d3f6cc
  7. #dbf7d6
  8. #e4f9e0
  9. #edfbeb
  10. #f6fdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6ec99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6ec99
  2. #a2e197
  3. #9ed694
  4. #9bcc92
  5. #97c18f
  6. #93b68d
  7. #8fab8a
  8. #8ba088
  9. #889685
  10. #848b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8e2c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1df93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d89e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1e7d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7e496 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfe09c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3e9c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6ec99 {
  color: #a6ec99;
}
Background
.bg-a6ec99 {
  background-color: #a6ec99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6ec99 {
  border: 2px solid #a6ec99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6ec99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 236 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 111 69% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6ec99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6ec99, #99ecb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6ec99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 236 153 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 3.03 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 3.08 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 4.30 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 5.12 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.33 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.70 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.85 #591366 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#a6ec99  rgb(166, 236, 153)  hsl(111, 69%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple
#df99ec  rgb(223, 153, 236)  hsl(291, 69%, 76%)  Plum
#99a6ec  rgb(153, 166, 236)  hsl(231, 69%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#ec99a6  rgb(236, 153, 166)  hsl(351, 69%, 76%)  Salmon Pink