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#AEC296

#aec296 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aec296 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 76.08% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.68% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 87.27°, with 26.51% saturation and 67.45% 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 10.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 6.46.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4978

Complementary

  1. #aec296
  2. #aa96c2

Split complementary

  1. #aec296
  2. #9698c2
  3. #c096c2

Analogous

  1. #c2c096
  2. #aec296
  3. #98c296

Triadic

  1. #aec296
  2. #96aec2
  3. #c296ae

Tetradic

  1. #aec296
  2. #96c2aa
  3. #aa96c2
  4. #c296ae

Square

  1. #aec296
  2. #96c2c0
  3. #aa96c2
  4. #c29698

Monochromatic

  1. #627946
  2. #89a666
  3. #aec296
  4. #d3dec6
  5. #f5f8f2

Shades

#aec296 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aec296
  2. #9daf87
  3. #8b9b78
  4. #7a8869
  5. #68745a
  6. #57614b
  7. #464e3c
  8. #343a2d
  9. #23271e
  10. #11130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#aec296 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aec296
  2. #b6c8a1
  3. #beceab
  4. #c6d4b6
  5. #cedac0
  6. #d7e1cb
  7. #dfe7d5
  8. #e7ede0
  9. #eff3ea
  10. #f7f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aec296 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aec296
  2. #a9bb94
  3. #a5b592
  4. #a0ae8f
  5. #9ca88d
  6. #97a18b
  7. #929a89
  8. #8e9487
  9. #898d84
  10. #858782
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6beae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7bc93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4bb98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0beb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbe94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbe97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afc0aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aec296 {
  color: #aec296;
}
Background
.bg-aec296 {
  background-color: #aec296;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aec296 {
  border: 2px solid #aec296;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aec296;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 194 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 27% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aec296 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aec296, #98c296);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aec296 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 194 150 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.46 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.88 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.80 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.04 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.23 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.53 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 10.44 #513d69 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#aec296  rgb(174, 194, 150)  hsl(87, 27%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#aa96c2  rgb(170, 150, 194)  hsl(267, 27%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#96aec2  rgb(150, 174, 194)  hsl(207, 27%, 67%)  Light Steel Blue
#c296ae  rgb(194, 150, 174)  hsl(327, 27%, 67%)  Lilac