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#AEC593

#aec593 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aec593 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, 77.25% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.38% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 87.6°, with 30.12% 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 11.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 5.97.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5104

Complementary

  1. #aec593
  2. #aa93c5

Split complementary

  1. #aec593
  2. #9395c5
  3. #c393c5

Analogous

  1. #c5c393
  2. #aec593
  3. #95c593

Triadic

  1. #aec593
  2. #93aec5
  3. #c593ae

Tetradic

  1. #aec593
  2. #93c5aa
  3. #aa93c5
  4. #c593ae

Square

  1. #aec593
  2. #93c5c3
  3. #aa93c5
  4. #c59395

Monochromatic

  1. #627c43
  2. #89aa61
  3. #aec593
  4. #d3e0c5
  5. #f5f8f2

Shades

#aec593 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aec593
  2. #9db184
  3. #8b9e76
  4. #7a8a67
  5. #687658
  6. #57634a
  7. #464f3b
  8. #343b2c
  9. #23271d
  10. #11140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#aec593 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aec593
  2. #b6cb9e
  3. #bed1a9
  4. #c6d6b3
  5. #cedcbe
  6. #d7e2c9
  7. #dfe8d4
  8. #e7eedf
  9. #eff3e9
  10. #f7f9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aec593 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aec593
  2. #a9be91
  3. #a5b78f
  4. #a0b08d
  5. #9ca98b
  6. #97a38a
  7. #929c88
  8. #8e9586
  9. #898e84
  10. #858782
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7c0ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cabe90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7bd95 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0c0b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c191 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc094 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afc2aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aec593 {
  color: #aec593;
}
Background
.bg-aec593 {
  background-color: #aec593;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aec593 {
  border: 2px solid #aec593;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aec593;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 197 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 30% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aec593 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aec593, #95c593);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aec593 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 197 147 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.97 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.39 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.71 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.33 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.44 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.21 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.33 #513a6c Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Olivine
#aec593  rgb(174, 197, 147)  hsl(88, 30%, 67%)  Olivine
#aa93c5  rgb(170, 147, 197)  hsl(268, 30%, 67%)  Wisteria
#93aec5  rgb(147, 174, 197)  hsl(208, 30%, 67%)  Moonstone Blue
#c593ae  rgb(197, 147, 174)  hsl(328, 30%, 67%)  Lilac