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#AACAA9

#aacaa9 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aacaa9 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 79.22% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.34% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 118.18°, with 23.74% saturation and 72.75% 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 11.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 6.09.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5365

Complementary

  1. #aacaa9
  2. #c9a9ca

Split complementary

  1. #aacaa9
  2. #b9a9ca
  3. #caa9bb

Analogous

  1. #bbcaa9
  2. #aacaa9
  3. #a9cab9

Triadic

  1. #aacaa9
  2. #a9aaca
  3. #caa9aa

Tetradic

  1. #aacaa9
  2. #a9cac9
  3. #c9a9ca
  4. #caa9aa

Square

  1. #aacaa9
  2. #a9bbca
  3. #c9a9ca
  4. #cab9a9

Monochromatic

  1. #558753
  2. #7bad7a
  3. #aacaa9
  4. #d9e7d8
  5. #f3f7f2

Shades

#aacaa9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aacaa9
  2. #99b698
  3. #88a287
  4. #778d76
  5. #667965
  6. #556555
  7. #445144
  8. #333d33
  9. #222822
  10. #111411
  11. #000000

Tints

#aacaa9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aacaa9
  2. #b3cfb2
  3. #bbd5ba
  4. #c4dac3
  5. #ccdfcb
  6. #d5e5d4
  7. #ddeadd
  8. #e6efe5
  9. #eef4ee
  10. #f7faf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aacaa9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aacaa9
  2. #a6c3a5
  3. #a2bba1
  4. #9db49d
  5. #99ac99
  6. #95a595
  7. #919e90
  8. #8d968c
  9. #888f88
  10. #848784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9c5b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccc4a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6c0ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7c8c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfc6a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcc4aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8c9b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aacaa9 {
  color: #aacaa9;
}
Background
.bg-aacaa9 {
  background-color: #aacaa9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aacaa9 {
  border: 2px solid #aacaa9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aacaa9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 202 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 118 24% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aacaa9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aacaa9, #a9cab9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aacaa9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 202 169 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.09 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.97 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.04 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.36 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.48 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.79 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.50 #553556 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#aacaa9  rgb(170, 202, 169)  hsl(118, 24%, 73%)  Dark Sea Green
#c9a9ca  rgb(201, 169, 202)  hsl(298, 24%, 73%)  Lilac
#a9aaca  rgb(169, 170, 202)  hsl(238, 24%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#caa9aa  rgb(202, 169, 170)  hsl(358, 24%, 73%)  Silver Pink