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#ADD79E

#add79e ≈ Celadon

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#add79e is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 84.31% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.51% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 104.21°, with 41.61% saturation and 73.14% 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 12.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5995

Complementary

  1. #add79e
  2. #c89ed7

Split complementary

  1. #add79e
  2. #ac9ed7
  3. #d79eca

Analogous

  1. #cad79e
  2. #add79e
  3. #9ed7ac

Triadic

  1. #add79e
  2. #9eadd7
  3. #d79ead

Tetradic

  1. #add79e
  2. #9ed7c8
  3. #c89ed7
  4. #d79ead

Square

  1. #add79e
  2. #9ecad7
  3. #c89ed7
  4. #d7ac9e

Monochromatic

  1. #589c40
  2. #7fc168
  3. #add79e
  4. #dbedd4
  5. #f3f9f1

Shades

#add79e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #add79e
  2. #9cc28e
  3. #8aac7e
  4. #79976f
  5. #68815f
  6. #576c4f
  7. #45563f
  8. #34412f
  9. #232b20
  10. #111610
  11. #000000

Tints

#add79e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #add79e
  2. #b5dba8
  3. #bddfb1
  4. #c6e3bb
  5. #cee7c5
  6. #d6ebcf
  7. #deefd8
  8. #e6f3e2
  9. #eff7ec
  10. #f7fbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#add79e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #add79e
  2. #a9ce9b
  3. #a4c698
  4. #a0bd95
  5. #9bb492
  6. #97ac8f
  7. #92a38c
  8. #8e9a89
  9. #899186
  10. #858983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0d0bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbce9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4caa1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acd3c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cad29c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6cfa0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acd5b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-add79e {
  color: #add79e;
}
Background
.bg-add79e {
  background-color: #add79e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-add79e {
  border: 2px solid #add79e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #add79e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 215 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 42% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-add79e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #add79e, #9ed7ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-add79e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 215 158 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 3.68 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 3.98 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.87 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.44 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.55 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.40 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.65 #522861 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Celadon
#add79e  rgb(173, 215, 158)  hsl(104, 42%, 73%)  Celadon
#c89ed7  rgb(200, 158, 215)  hsl(284, 42%, 73%)  Wisteria
#9eadd7  rgb(158, 173, 215)  hsl(224, 42%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d79ead  rgb(215, 158, 173)  hsl(344, 42%, 73%)  Puce