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#AABC99

#aabc99 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aabc99 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 73.73% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.62% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 90.86°, with 20.71% saturation and 66.86% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 6.77.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4681

Complementary

  1. #aabc99
  2. #ab99bc

Split complementary

  1. #aabc99
  2. #9999bc
  3. #bc99bb

Analogous

  1. #bbbc99
  2. #aabc99
  3. #99bc99

Triadic

  1. #aabc99
  2. #99aabc
  3. #bc99aa

Tetradic

  1. #aabc99
  2. #99bcab
  3. #ab99bc
  4. #bc99aa

Square

  1. #aabc99
  2. #99bbbc
  3. #ab99bc
  4. #bc9999

Monochromatic

  1. #5d714b
  2. #849e6b
  3. #aabc99
  4. #d0dac7
  5. #f5f7f3

Shades

#aabc99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aabc99
  2. #99a98a
  3. #88967a
  4. #77846b
  5. #66715c
  6. #555e4d
  7. #444b3d
  8. #33382e
  9. #22261f
  10. #11130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#aabc99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aabc99
  2. #b3c3a3
  3. #bbc9ad
  4. #c4d0b8
  5. #ccd7c2
  6. #d5decc
  7. #dde4d6
  8. #e6ebe0
  9. #eef2eb
  10. #f7f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aabc99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aabc99
  2. #a6b697
  3. #a2b094
  4. #9daa92
  5. #99a48f
  6. #959e8d
  7. #91988a
  8. #8d9288
  9. #888c85
  10. #848683
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b8ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b797 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb69b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abb9b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b998 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6b89a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abbaa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aabc99 {
  color: #aabc99;
}
Background
.bg-aabc99 {
  background-color: #aabc99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aabc99 {
  border: 2px solid #aabc99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aabc99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 188 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 21% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aabc99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aabc99, #99bc99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aabc99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 188 153 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.77 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.15 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.58 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.54 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.92 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.59 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.83 #554366 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#aabc99  rgb(170, 188, 153)  hsl(91, 21%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#ab99bc  rgb(171, 153, 188)  hsl(271, 21%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#99aabc  rgb(153, 170, 188)  hsl(211, 21%, 67%)  Light Steel Blue
#bc99aa  rgb(188, 153, 170)  hsl(331, 21%, 67%)  Pastel Purple