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#A8B174

#a8b174 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a8b174 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 69.41% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.46% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 68.85°, with 28.11% saturation and 57.45% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 9.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 5.42.

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Relative luminance0.4103

Complementary

  1. #a8b174
  2. #7d74b1

Split complementary

  1. #a8b174
  2. #7489b1
  3. #9b74b1

Analogous

  1. #b19b74
  2. #a8b174
  3. #89b174

Triadic

  1. #a8b174
  2. #74a8b1
  3. #b174a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8b174
  2. #74b17d
  3. #7d74b1
  4. #b174a8

Square

  1. #a8b174
  2. #74b19b
  3. #7d74b1
  4. #b17489

Monochromatic

  1. #545a32
  2. #828b4e
  3. #a8b174
  4. #c7cca5
  5. #e5e8d6

Shades

#a8b174 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8b174
  2. #979f68
  3. #868e5d
  4. #767c51
  5. #656a46
  6. #54593a
  7. #43472e
  8. #323523
  9. #222317
  10. #11120c
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8b174 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8b174
  2. #b1b982
  3. #b9c190
  4. #c2c89e
  5. #cbd0ac
  6. #d4d8ba
  7. #dce0c7
  8. #e5e8d5
  9. #eeefe3
  10. #f6f7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8b174 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8b174
  2. #a4ac75
  3. #a0a776
  4. #9ca278
  5. #989d79
  6. #94997a
  7. #90947b
  8. #8c8f7c
  9. #888a7e
  10. #84857f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaae98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9ab70 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9ac77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afaaa2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3ae71 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2ae76 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acad91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8b174 {
  color: #a8b174;
}
Background
.bg-a8b174 {
  background-color: #a8b174;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8b174 {
  border: 2px solid #a8b174;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8b174;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 177 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 28% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8b174 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8b174, #89b174);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8b174 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 177 116 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.42 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.92 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.98 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.28 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.73 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.59 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.43 #574e8b Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Olivine
#a8b174  rgb(168, 177, 116)  hsl(69, 28%, 57%)  Olivine
#7d74b1  rgb(125, 116, 177)  hsl(249, 28%, 57%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#74a8b1  rgb(116, 168, 177)  hsl(189, 28%, 57%)  Cadet Blue
#b174a8  rgb(177, 116, 168)  hsl(309, 28%, 57%)  Sky Magenta