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#AEC79E

#aec79e ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aec79e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.6% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 96.59°, with 26.8% saturation and 70% 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 5.99.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5231

Complementary

  1. #aec79e
  2. #b79ec7

Split complementary

  1. #aec79e
  2. #a39ec7
  3. #c79ec2

Analogous

  1. #c2c79e
  2. #aec79e
  3. #9ec7a3

Triadic

  1. #aec79e
  2. #9eaec7
  3. #c79eae

Tetradic

  1. #aec79e
  2. #9ec7b7
  3. #b79ec7
  4. #c79eae

Square

  1. #aec79e
  2. #9ec2c7
  3. #b79ec7
  4. #c7a39e

Monochromatic

  1. #60814b
  2. #85ab6d
  3. #aec79e
  4. #d6e3ce
  5. #f4f8f2

Shades

#aec79e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aec79e
  2. #9db38e
  3. #8b9f7e
  4. #7a8b6f
  5. #68775f
  6. #57644f
  7. #46503f
  8. #343c2f
  9. #232820
  10. #111410
  11. #000000

Tints

#aec79e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aec79e
  2. #b6cda8
  3. #bed2b1
  4. #c6d8bb
  5. #ceddc5
  6. #d7e3cf
  7. #dfe9d8
  8. #e7eee2
  9. #eff4ec
  10. #f7f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aec79e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aec79e
  2. #a9c09b
  3. #a5b998
  4. #a0b295
  5. #9cab92
  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 #cbc19c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7bfa0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afc4bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c39d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc29f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aec5b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aec79e {
  color: #aec79e;
}
Background
.bg-aec79e {
  background-color: #aec79e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aec79e {
  border: 2px solid #aec79e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aec79e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 199 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 97 27% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aec79e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aec79e, #9ec7a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aec79e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 199 158 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.99 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.63 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.09 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.40 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.44 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.50 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.56 #513861 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#aec79e  rgb(174, 199, 158)  hsl(97, 27%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#b79ec7  rgb(183, 158, 199)  hsl(277, 27%, 70%)  Lilac
#9eaec7  rgb(158, 174, 199)  hsl(217, 27%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c79eae  rgb(199, 158, 174)  hsl(337, 27%, 70%)  Pastel Purple