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#A8F596

#a8f596 ≈ Pale Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a8f596 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 96.08% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.78% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 108.63°, with 82.61% saturation and 77.45% 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 16.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Green (#98fb98), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#99ff99
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Relative luminance0.7583

Complementary

  1. #a8f596
  2. #e396f5

Split complementary

  1. #a8f596
  2. #b396f5
  3. #f596d8

Analogous

  1. #d8f596
  2. #a8f596
  3. #96f5b3

Triadic

  1. #a8f596
  2. #96a8f5
  3. #f596a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8f596
  2. #96f5e3
  3. #e396f5
  4. #f596a8

Square

  1. #a8f596
  2. #96d8f5
  3. #e396f5
  4. #f5b396

Monochromatic

  1. #3bdd15
  2. #6eee50
  3. #a8f596
  4. #e2fcdc
  5. #f0fdec

Shades

#a8f596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8f596
  2. #97dd87
  3. #86c478
  4. #76ac69
  5. #65935a
  6. #547b4b
  7. #43623c
  8. #324a2d
  9. #22311e
  10. #11190f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8f596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8f596
  2. #b1f6a1
  3. #b9f7ab
  4. #c2f8b6
  5. #cbf9c0
  6. #d4facb
  7. #dcfbd5
  8. #e5fce0
  9. #eefdea
  10. #f6fef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8f596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8f596
  2. #a4e994
  3. #a0de92
  4. #9cd28f
  5. #98c68d
  6. #94bb8b
  7. #90af89
  8. #8ca387
  9. #889784
  10. #848c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdeac8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fae68f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efdf9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3efdd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deec92 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6e899 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5f2c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8f596 {
  color: #a8f596;
}
Background
.bg-a8f596 {
  background-color: #a8f596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8f596 {
  border: 2px solid #a8f596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8f596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 245 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 109 83% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8f596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8f596, #96f5b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8f596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 245 150 / 0.35);
}

#98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 2.66 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 3.04 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 3.23 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.46 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.96 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.47 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.93 #570a69 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Pale Green
#a8f596  rgb(168, 245, 150)  hsl(109, 83%, 77%)  Pale Green
#e396f5  rgb(227, 150, 245)  hsl(289, 83%, 77%)  Violet
#96a8f5  rgb(150, 168, 245)  hsl(229, 83%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#f596a8  rgb(245, 150, 168)  hsl(349, 83%, 77%)  Salmon Pink