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#A8D290

#a8d290 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a8d290 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 82.35% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.43% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 98.18°, with 42.31% saturation and 69.41% 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 12.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 4.73.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5643

Complementary

  1. #a8d290
  2. #ba90d2

Split complementary

  1. #a8d290
  2. #9990d2
  3. #d290c9

Analogous

  1. #c9d290
  2. #a8d290
  3. #90d299

Triadic

  1. #a8d290
  2. #90a8d2
  3. #d290a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8d290
  2. #90d2ba
  3. #ba90d2
  4. #d290a8

Square

  1. #a8d290
  2. #90c9d2
  3. #ba90d2
  4. #d29990

Monochromatic

  1. #598f3a
  2. #7dbc5a
  3. #a8d290
  4. #d3e8c6
  5. #f4f9f0

Shades

#a8d290 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8d290
  2. #97bd82
  3. #86a873
  4. #769365
  5. #657e56
  6. #546948
  7. #43543a
  8. #323f2b
  9. #222a1d
  10. #11150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8d290 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8d290
  2. #b1d79b
  3. #b9dba6
  4. #c2e0b1
  5. #cbe4bc
  6. #d4e9c8
  7. #dcedd3
  8. #e5f2de
  9. #eef6e9
  10. #f6fbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8d290 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8d290
  2. #a4ca8e
  3. #a0c28d
  4. #9cb98b
  5. #98b18a
  6. #94a988
  7. #90a186
  8. #8c9985
  9. #889083
  10. #848882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbcbb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7c88c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1c593 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8cdc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6cc8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2ca92 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8cfaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8d290 {
  color: #a8d290;
}
Background
.bg-a8d290 {
  background-color: #a8d290;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8d290 {
  border: 2px solid #a8d290;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8d290;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 210 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 98 42% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8d290 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8d290, #90d299);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8d290 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 210 144 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 4.73 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.14 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.89 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.72 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.48 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.68 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.75 #572d6f Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#a8d290  rgb(168, 210, 144)  hsl(98, 42%, 69%)  Granny Smith Apple
#ba90d2  rgb(186, 144, 210)  hsl(278, 42%, 69%)  Wisteria
#90a8d2  rgb(144, 168, 210)  hsl(218, 42%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d290a8  rgb(210, 144, 168)  hsl(338, 42%, 69%)  Puce