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#AEC76E

#aec76e ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aec76e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 78.04% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.72% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 76.85°, with 44.28% saturation and 60.59% 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 11.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.5097

Complementary

  1. #aec76e
  2. #876ec7

Split complementary

  1. #aec76e
  2. #6e82c7
  3. #b36ec7

Analogous

  1. #c7b36e
  2. #aec76e
  3. #82c76e

Triadic

  1. #aec76e
  2. #6eaec7
  3. #c76eae

Tetradic

  1. #aec76e
  2. #6ec787
  3. #876ec7
  4. #c76eae

Square

  1. #aec76e
  2. #6ec7b3
  3. #876ec7
  4. #c76e82

Monochromatic

  1. #5d712b
  2. #8ba841
  3. #aec76e
  4. #cddca5
  5. #ecf2dc

Shades

#aec76e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aec76e
  2. #9db363
  3. #8b9f58
  4. #7a8b4d
  5. #687742
  6. #576437
  7. #46502c
  8. #343c21
  9. #232816
  10. #11140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#aec76e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aec76e
  2. #b6cd7d
  3. #bed28b
  4. #c6d89a
  5. #cedda8
  6. #d7e3b7
  7. #dfe9c5
  8. #e7eed4
  9. #eff4e2
  10. #f7f9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aec76e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aec76e
  2. #a9c070
  3. #a5b972
  4. #a0b273
  5. #9cab75
  6. #97a477
  7. #929c79
  8. #8e957b
  9. #898e7c
  10. #85877e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7c1a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0be67 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdbd73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5bfb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c16a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c171 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2c29b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aec76e {
  color: #aec76e;
}
Background
.bg-aec76e {
  background-color: #aec76e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aec76e {
  border: 2px solid #aec76e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aec76e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 199 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 44% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aec76e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aec76e, #82c76e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aec76e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 199 110 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.56 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.72 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.93 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.77 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.32 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.77 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.97 #513891 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Olivine
#aec76e  rgb(174, 199, 110)  hsl(77, 44%, 61%)  Olivine
#876ec7  rgb(135, 110, 199)  hsl(257, 44%, 61%)  Medium Purple
#6eaec7  rgb(110, 174, 199)  hsl(197, 44%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue
#c76eae  rgb(199, 110, 174)  hsl(317, 44%, 61%)  Sky Magenta