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#A9EC91

#a9ec91 ≈ Light Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a9ec91 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 92.55% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.56% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 104.18°, with 70.54% saturation and 74.71% 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 15.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Green (#90ee90), ΔE 3.5.

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Web safe#99ff99
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Relative luminance0.7047

Complementary

  1. #a9ec91
  2. #d491ec

Split complementary

  1. #a9ec91
  2. #a791ec
  3. #ec91d6

Analogous

  1. #d6ec91
  2. #a9ec91
  3. #91eca7

Triadic

  1. #a9ec91
  2. #91a9ec
  3. #ec91a9

Tetradic

  1. #a9ec91
  2. #91ecd4
  3. #d491ec
  4. #ec91a9

Square

  1. #a9ec91
  2. #91d6ec
  3. #d491ec
  4. #eca791

Monochromatic

  1. #4cc222
  2. #76e150
  3. #a9ec91
  4. #dcf7d2
  5. #f1fcee

Shades

#a9ec91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9ec91
  2. #98d483
  3. #87bd74
  4. #76a566
  5. #658e57
  6. #557649
  7. #445e3a
  8. #33472c
  9. #222f1d
  10. #11180f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9ec91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9ec91
  2. #b2ee9c
  3. #baf0a7
  4. #c3f2b2
  5. #cbf4bd
  6. #d4f6c8
  7. #ddf7d3
  8. #e5f9de
  9. #eefbe9
  10. #f6fdf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9ec91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9ec91
  2. #a5e18f
  3. #a1d68e
  4. #9dcc8c
  5. #99c18a
  6. #95b689
  7. #90ab87
  8. #8ca085
  9. #889683
  10. #848b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9e2c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2de8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d896 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6e6d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8e48d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1e094 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7e8be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9ec91 {
  color: #a9ec91;
}
Background
.bg-a9ec91 {
  background-color: #a9ec91;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9ec91 {
  border: 2px solid #a9ec91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9ec91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 236 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 71% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9ec91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9ec91, #91eca7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9ec91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 236 145 / 0.35);
}

#90ee90 Light Green ΔE 3.50 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 4.24 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 4.47 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 5.17 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.31 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.98 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.99 #56136e Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Light Green
#a9ec91  rgb(169, 236, 145)  hsl(104, 71%, 75%)  Light Green
#d491ec  rgb(212, 145, 236)  hsl(284, 71%, 75%)  Violet
#91a9ec  rgb(145, 169, 236)  hsl(224, 71%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#ec91a9  rgb(236, 145, 169)  hsl(344, 71%, 75%)  Flamingo Pink