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#A9ED8F

#a9ed8f ≈ Light Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a9ed8f is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 92.94% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 39.66% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 103.4°, with 72.31% saturation and 74.51% 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 15.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Green (#90ee90), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#99ff99
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Relative luminance0.7099

Complementary

  1. #a9ed8f
  2. #d38fed

Split complementary

  1. #a9ed8f
  2. #a48fed
  3. #ed8fd8

Analogous

  1. #d8ed8f
  2. #a9ed8f
  3. #8feda4

Triadic

  1. #a9ed8f
  2. #8fa9ed
  3. #ed8fa9

Tetradic

  1. #a9ed8f
  2. #8fedd3
  3. #d38fed
  4. #ed8fa9

Square

  1. #a9ed8f
  2. #8fd8ed
  3. #d38fed
  4. #eda48f

Monochromatic

  1. #4dc41f
  2. #76e24d
  3. #a9ed8f
  4. #dcf8d1
  5. #f2fced

Shades

#a9ed8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9ed8f
  2. #98d581
  3. #87be72
  4. #76a664
  5. #658e56
  6. #557748
  7. #445f39
  8. #33472b
  9. #222f1d
  10. #11180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9ed8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9ed8f
  2. #b2ef9a
  3. #baf1a5
  4. #c3f2b1
  5. #cbf4bc
  6. #d4f6c7
  7. #ddf8d2
  8. #e5fadd
  9. #eefbe9
  10. #f6fdf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9ed8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9ed8f
  2. #a5e28e
  3. #a1d78c
  4. #9dcc8b
  5. #99c189
  6. #95b788
  7. #90ac86
  8. #8ca185
  9. #889683
  10. #848b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9e3c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3df88 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d994 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7e7d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9e58b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2e192 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8e9be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9ed8f {
  color: #a9ed8f;
}
Background
.bg-a9ed8f {
  background-color: #a9ed8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9ed8f {
  border: 2px solid #a9ed8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9ed8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 237 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 72% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9ed8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9ed8f, #8feda4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9ed8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 237 143 / 0.35);
}

#90ee90 Light Green ΔE 3.53 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 4.34 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 4.74 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 4.98 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.33 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.59 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.46 #561270 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Light Green
#a9ed8f  rgb(169, 237, 143)  hsl(103, 72%, 75%)  Light Green
#d38fed  rgb(211, 143, 237)  hsl(283, 72%, 75%)  Violet
#8fa9ed  rgb(143, 169, 237)  hsl(223, 72%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#ed8fa9  rgb(237, 143, 169)  hsl(343, 72%, 75%)  Flamingo Pink