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#A7E511

#a7e511 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a7e511 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 89.8% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.58% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 77.55°, with 86.18% saturation and 48.24% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.6429

Complementary

  1. #a7e511
  2. #4f11e5

Split complementary

  1. #a7e511
  2. #113de5
  3. #b911e5

Analogous

  1. #e5b911
  2. #a7e511
  3. #3de511

Triadic

  1. #a7e511
  2. #11a7e5
  3. #e511a7

Tetradic

  1. #a7e511
  2. #11e54f
  3. #4f11e5
  4. #e511a7

Square

  1. #a7e511
  2. #11e5b9
  3. #4f11e5
  4. #e5113d

Monochromatic

  1. #3f5706
  2. #739e0c
  3. #a7e511
  4. #c3f250
  5. #dbf798

Shades

#a7e511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a7e511
  2. #96ce0f
  3. #86b70e
  4. #75a00c
  5. #64890a
  6. #547309
  7. #435c07
  8. #324505
  9. #212e03
  10. #111702
  11. #000000

Tints

#a7e511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a7e511
  2. #b0e829
  3. #b9ea41
  4. #c1ed58
  5. #caef70
  6. #d3f288
  7. #dcf5a0
  8. #e5f7b8
  9. #edfacf
  10. #f6fce7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a7e511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a7e511
  2. #a3db1c
  3. #9fd127
  4. #9bc732
  5. #97bd3d
  6. #94b349
  7. #90a854
  8. #8c9e5f
  9. #88946a
  10. #848a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2daa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1d400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d134 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aedac3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8db00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2d92a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abde9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a7e511 {
  color: #a7e511;
}
Background
.bg-a7e511 {
  background-color: #a7e511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a7e511 {
  border: 2px solid #a7e511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a7e511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 229 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 86% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a7e511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a7e511, #3de511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a7e511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 229 17 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.98 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.05 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.63 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.16 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.28 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.75 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.44 #581aee Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#a7e511  rgb(167, 229, 17)  hsl(78, 86%, 48%)  Inchworm
#4f11e5  rgb(79, 17, 229)  hsl(258, 86%, 48%)  Ultramarine
#11a7e5  rgb(17, 167, 229)  hsl(198, 86%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#e511a7  rgb(229, 17, 167)  hsl(318, 86%, 48%)  Shocking Pink