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#A8E2AD

#a8e2ad ≈ Celadon

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a8e2ad is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 88.63% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 23.45% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 125.17°, with 50% saturation and 77.25% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 0.96.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.6573

Complementary

  1. #a8e2ad
  2. #e2a8dd

Split complementary

  1. #a8e2ad
  2. #caa8e2
  3. #e2a8c0

Analogous

  1. #c0e2a8
  2. #a8e2ad
  3. #a8e2ca

Triadic

  1. #a8e2ad
  2. #ada8e2
  3. #e2ada8

Tetradic

  1. #a8e2ad
  2. #a8dde2
  3. #e2a8dd
  4. #e2ada8

Square

  1. #a8e2ad
  2. #a8c0e2
  3. #e2a8dd
  4. #e2caa8

Monochromatic

  1. #3cb547
  2. #6fcf77
  3. #a8e2ad
  4. #e1f5e3
  5. #f0faf1

Shades

#a8e2ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8e2ad
  2. #97cb9c
  3. #86b58a
  4. #769e79
  5. #658868
  6. #547157
  7. #435a45
  8. #324434
  9. #222d23
  10. #111711
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8e2ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8e2ad
  2. #b1e5b5
  3. #b9e8bd
  4. #c2ebc6
  5. #cbeece
  6. #d4f1d6
  7. #dcf3de
  8. #e5f6e6
  9. #eef9ef
  10. #f6fcf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8e2ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8e2ad
  2. #a4d8a9
  3. #a0cea4
  4. #9cc5a0
  5. #98bb9b
  6. #94b197
  7. #90a792
  8. #8c9d8e
  9. #889489
  10. #848a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4dac6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4d8aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dad1b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1dfd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfdcab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8d8af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4e0c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8e2ad {
  color: #a8e2ad;
}
Background
.bg-a8e2ad {
  background-color: #a8e2ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8e2ad {
  border: 2px solid #a8e2ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8e2ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 226 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 125 50% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8e2ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8e2ad, #a8e2ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8e2ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 226 173 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 0.96 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 3.26 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 5.35 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.54 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 7.46 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.96 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.27 #571d52 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Celadon
#a8e2ad  rgb(168, 226, 173)  hsl(125, 50%, 77%)  Celadon
#e2a8dd  rgb(226, 168, 221)  hsl(305, 50%, 77%)  Plum
#ada8e2  rgb(173, 168, 226)  hsl(245, 50%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#e2ada8  rgb(226, 173, 168)  hsl(5, 50%, 77%)  Pastel Pink