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#ADE79C

#ade79c ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ade79c is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 90.59% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.47% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 106.4°, with 60.98% saturation and 75.88% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 1.68.

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Web safe#99ff99
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Relative luminance0.6844

Complementary

  1. #ade79c
  2. #d69ce7

Split complementary

  1. #ade79c
  2. #b09ce7
  3. #e79cd2

Analogous

  1. #d2e79c
  2. #ade79c
  3. #9ce7b0

Triadic

  1. #ade79c
  2. #9cade7
  3. #e79cad

Tetradic

  1. #ade79c
  2. #9ce7d6
  3. #d69ce7
  4. #e79cad

Square

  1. #ade79c
  2. #9cd2e7
  3. #d69ce7
  4. #e7b09c

Monochromatic

  1. #4ebc2e
  2. #7ad85e
  3. #ade79c
  4. #e0f6da
  5. #f1fbef

Shades

#ade79c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ade79c
  2. #9cd08c
  3. #8ab97d
  4. #79a26d
  5. #688b5e
  6. #57744e
  7. #455c3e
  8. #34452f
  9. #232e1f
  10. #111710
  11. #000000

Tints

#ade79c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ade79c
  2. #b5e9a6
  3. #bdecb0
  4. #c6eeba
  5. #cef1c4
  6. #d6f3ce
  7. #def5d7
  8. #e6f8e1
  9. #effaeb
  10. #f7fdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ade79c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ade79c
  2. #a9dd99
  3. #a4d296
  4. #a0c894
  5. #9bbe91
  6. #97b48e
  7. #92a98b
  8. #8e9f88
  9. #899586
  10. #858a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8dec3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecdb97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d6a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aae2d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6e099 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfdd9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abe4c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ade79c {
  color: #ade79c;
}
Background
.bg-ade79c {
  background-color: #ade79c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ade79c {
  border: 2px solid #ade79c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ade79c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 231 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 106 61% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ade79c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ade79c, #9ce7b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ade79c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 231 156 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 1.68 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 4.96 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.31 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 6.26 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 7.06 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.38 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.41 #521863 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#ade79c  rgb(173, 231, 156)  hsl(106, 61%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple
#d69ce7  rgb(214, 156, 231)  hsl(286, 61%, 76%)  Wisteria
#9cade7  rgb(156, 173, 231)  hsl(226, 61%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#e79cad  rgb(231, 156, 173)  hsl(346, 61%, 76%)  Nadeshiko Pink