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#AEC79F

#aec79f ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aec79f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.1% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 97.5°, with 26.32% saturation and 70.2% 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 11.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 6.03.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5235

Complementary

  1. #aec79f
  2. #b89fc7

Split complementary

  1. #aec79f
  2. #a49fc7
  3. #c79fc2

Analogous

  1. #c2c79f
  2. #aec79f
  3. #9fc7a4

Triadic

  1. #aec79f
  2. #9faec7
  3. #c79fae

Tetradic

  1. #aec79f
  2. #9fc7b8
  3. #b89fc7
  4. #c79fae

Square

  1. #aec79f
  2. #9fc2c7
  3. #b89fc7
  4. #c7a49f

Monochromatic

  1. #60814c
  2. #85ab6f
  3. #aec79f
  4. #d7e3cf
  5. #f4f7f2

Shades

#aec79f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aec79f
  2. #9db38f
  3. #8b9f7f
  4. #7a8b6f
  5. #68775f
  6. #576450
  7. #465040
  8. #343c30
  9. #232820
  10. #111410
  11. #000000

Tints

#aec79f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aec79f
  2. #b6cda9
  3. #bed2b2
  4. #c6d8bc
  5. #ceddc5
  6. #d7e3cf
  7. #dfe9d9
  8. #e7eee2
  9. #eff4ec
  10. #f7f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aec79f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aec79f
  2. #a9c09c
  3. #a5b999
  4. #a0b296
  5. #9cab93
  6. #97a490
  7. #929c8c
  8. #8e9589
  9. #898e86
  10. #858783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9c2b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbc19d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7bfa1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aec4bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c39e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc2a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aec5b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aec79f {
  color: #aec79f;
}
Background
.bg-aec79f {
  background-color: #aec79f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aec79f {
  border: 2px solid #aec79f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aec79f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 199 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 98 26% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aec79f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aec79f, #9fc7a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aec79f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 199 159 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.03 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.66 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.32 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.46 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.52 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.66 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.73 #513860 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#aec79f  rgb(174, 199, 159)  hsl(98, 26%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#b89fc7  rgb(184, 159, 199)  hsl(278, 26%, 70%)  Lilac
#9faec7  rgb(159, 174, 199)  hsl(218, 26%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c79fae  rgb(199, 159, 174)  hsl(338, 26%, 70%)  Pastel Purple