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#AEC79D

#aec79d ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aec79d is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 78.04% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.11% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 95.71°, with 27.27% saturation and 69.8% 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 11.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 5.97.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5228

Complementary

  1. #aec79d
  2. #b69dc7

Split complementary

  1. #aec79d
  2. #a19dc7
  3. #c79dc3

Analogous

  1. #c3c79d
  2. #aec79d
  3. #9dc7a1

Triadic

  1. #aec79d
  2. #9daec7
  3. #c79dae

Tetradic

  1. #aec79d
  2. #9dc7b6
  3. #b69dc7
  4. #c79dae

Square

  1. #aec79d
  2. #9dc3c7
  3. #b69dc7
  4. #c7a19d

Monochromatic

  1. #60814a
  2. #86ab6c
  3. #aec79d
  4. #d6e3ce
  5. #f4f8f2

Shades

#aec79d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aec79d
  2. #9db38d
  3. #8b9f7e
  4. #7a8b6e
  5. #68775e
  6. #57644f
  7. #46503f
  8. #343c2f
  9. #23281f
  10. #111410
  11. #000000

Tints

#aec79d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aec79d
  2. #b6cda7
  3. #bed2b1
  4. #c6d8ba
  5. #ceddc4
  6. #d7e3ce
  7. #dfe9d8
  8. #e7eee2
  9. #eff4eb
  10. #f7f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aec79d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aec79d
  2. #a9c09a
  3. #a5b997
  4. #a0b294
  5. #9cab91
  6. #97a48f
  7. #929c8c
  8. #8e9589
  9. #898e86
  10. #858783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9c2b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbc19b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7bf9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afc3bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c39c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc29e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aec5b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aec79d {
  color: #aec79d;
}
Background
.bg-aec79d {
  background-color: #aec79d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aec79d {
  border: 2px solid #aec79d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aec79d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 199 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 96 27% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aec79d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aec79d, #9dc7a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aec79d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 199 157 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.97 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.61 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.86 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.27 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.28 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.42 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.46 #513862 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#aec79d  rgb(174, 199, 157)  hsl(96, 27%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#b69dc7  rgb(182, 157, 199)  hsl(276, 27%, 70%)  Lilac
#9daec7  rgb(157, 174, 199)  hsl(216, 27%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c79dae  rgb(199, 157, 174)  hsl(336, 27%, 70%)  Pastel Purple