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#A7C99C

#a7c99c ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a7c99c is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 78.82% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.39% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 105.33°, with 29.41% 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 11.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5239

Complementary

  1. #a7c99c
  2. #be9cc9

Split complementary

  1. #a7c99c
  2. #a79cc9
  3. #c99cbe

Analogous

  1. #bec99c
  2. #a7c99c
  3. #9cc9a7

Triadic

  1. #a7c99c
  2. #9ca7c9
  3. #c99ca7

Tetradic

  1. #a7c99c
  2. #9cc9be
  3. #be9cc9
  4. #c99ca7

Square

  1. #a7c99c
  2. #9cbec9
  3. #be9cc9
  4. #c9a79c

Monochromatic

  1. #578448
  2. #7bae6b
  3. #a7c99c
  4. #d3e4ce
  5. #f3f8f2

Shades

#a7c99c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a7c99c
  2. #96b58c
  3. #86a17d
  4. #758d6d
  5. #64795e
  6. #54654e
  7. #43503e
  8. #323c2f
  9. #21281f
  10. #111410
  11. #000000

Tints

#a7c99c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a7c99c
  2. #b0cea6
  3. #b9d4b0
  4. #c1d9ba
  5. #cadfc4
  6. #d3e4ce
  7. #dce9d7
  8. #e5efe1
  9. #edf4eb
  10. #f6faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a7c99c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a7c99c
  2. #a3c299
  3. #9fba96
  4. #9bb394
  5. #97ac91
  6. #94a58e
  7. #909d8b
  8. #8c9688
  9. #888f86
  10. #848783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6c3b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccc299 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7be9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6c6bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bec59a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbc39d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6c7b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a7c99c {
  color: #a7c99c;
}
Background
.bg-a7c99c {
  background-color: #a7c99c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a7c99c {
  border: 2px solid #a7c99c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a7c99c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 201 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 105 29% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a7c99c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a7c99c, #9cc9a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a7c99c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 201 156 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 4.64 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.15 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.62 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.85 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.26 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.95 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.27 #583663 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#a7c99c  rgb(167, 201, 156)  hsl(105, 29%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#be9cc9  rgb(190, 156, 201)  hsl(285, 29%, 70%)  Lilac
#9ca7c9  rgb(156, 167, 201)  hsl(225, 29%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c99ca7  rgb(201, 156, 167)  hsl(345, 29%, 70%)  Rosy Brown