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#A8D397

#a8d397 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a8d397 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 82.75% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.44% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 103°, with 40.54% saturation and 70.98% 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 12.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5715

Complementary

  1. #a8d397
  2. #c297d3

Split complementary

  1. #a8d397
  2. #a497d3
  3. #d397c6

Analogous

  1. #c6d397
  2. #a8d397
  3. #97d3a4

Triadic

  1. #a8d397
  2. #97a8d3
  3. #d397a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8d397
  2. #97d3c2
  3. #c297d3
  4. #d397a8

Square

  1. #a8d397
  2. #97c6d3
  3. #c297d3
  4. #d3a497

Monochromatic

  1. #56933e
  2. #7bbc61
  3. #a8d397
  4. #d5eacd
  5. #f3f9f1

Shades

#a8d397 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8d397
  2. #97be88
  3. #86a979
  4. #76946a
  5. #657f5b
  6. #546a4c
  7. #43543c
  8. #323f2d
  9. #222a1e
  10. #11150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8d397 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8d397
  2. #b1d7a1
  3. #b9dcac
  4. #c2e0b6
  5. #cbe5c1
  6. #d4e9cb
  7. #dcedd5
  8. #e5f2e0
  9. #eef6ea
  10. #f6fbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8d397 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8d397
  2. #a4cb95
  3. #a0c292
  4. #9cba90
  5. #98b28e
  6. #94aa8c
  7. #90a189
  8. #8c9987
  9. #889185
  10. #848882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbccb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7ca93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0c69a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7cfc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6cd95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2cb99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7d0b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8d397 {
  color: #a8d397;
}
Background
.bg-a8d397 {
  background-color: #a8d397;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8d397 {
  border: 2px solid #a8d397;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8d397;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 211 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 41% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8d397 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8d397, #97d3a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8d397 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 211 151 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 4.38 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 4.68 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.21 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.88 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.51 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.09 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 9.04 #572c68 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#a8d397  rgb(168, 211, 151)  hsl(103, 41%, 71%)  Granny Smith Apple
#c297d3  rgb(194, 151, 211)  hsl(283, 41%, 71%)  Wisteria
#97a8d3  rgb(151, 168, 211)  hsl(223, 41%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d397a8  rgb(211, 151, 168)  hsl(343, 41%, 71%)  Puce