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#A8D596

#a8d596 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a8d596 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 83.53% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 29.58% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 102.86°, with 42.86% saturation and 71.18% 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 12.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 3.82.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5812

Complementary

  1. #a8d596
  2. #c396d5

Split complementary

  1. #a8d596
  2. #a496d5
  3. #d596c8

Analogous

  1. #c8d596
  2. #a8d596
  3. #96d5a4

Triadic

  1. #a8d596
  2. #96a8d5
  3. #d596a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8d596
  2. #96d5c3
  3. #c396d5
  4. #d596a8

Square

  1. #a8d596
  2. #96c8d5
  3. #c396d5
  4. #d5a496

Monochromatic

  1. #56963c
  2. #7bbf5f
  3. #a8d596
  4. #d5ebcd
  5. #f3f9f0

Shades

#a8d596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8d596
  2. #97c087
  3. #86aa78
  4. #769569
  5. #65805a
  6. #546b4b
  7. #43553c
  8. #32402d
  9. #222b1e
  10. #11150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8d596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8d596
  2. #b1d9a1
  3. #b9ddab
  4. #c2e2b6
  5. #cbe6c0
  6. #d4eacb
  7. #dceed5
  8. #e5f2e0
  9. #eef7ea
  10. #f6fbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8d596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8d596
  2. #a4cd94
  3. #a0c492
  4. #9cbc8f
  5. #98b38d
  6. #94ab8b
  7. #90a289
  8. #8c9a87
  9. #889184
  10. #848982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcceb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dacb92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2c799 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7d0c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8cf94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3cd98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7d2b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8d596 {
  color: #a8d596;
}
Background
.bg-a8d596 {
  background-color: #a8d596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8d596 {
  border: 2px solid #a8d596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8d596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 213 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 43% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8d596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8d596, #96d5a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8d596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 213 150 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 3.82 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 4.70 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.05 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.46 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.74 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.05 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.38 #572a69 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#a8d596  rgb(168, 213, 150)  hsl(103, 43%, 71%)  Granny Smith Apple
#c396d5  rgb(195, 150, 213)  hsl(283, 43%, 71%)  Wisteria
#96a8d5  rgb(150, 168, 213)  hsl(223, 43%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d596a8  rgb(213, 150, 168)  hsl(343, 43%, 71%)  Puce