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#AEC7A7

#aec7a7 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aec7a7 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 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 106.88°, with 22.22% saturation and 71.76% 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 11.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 6.81.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5264

Complementary

  1. #aec7a7
  2. #c0a7c7

Split complementary

  1. #aec7a7
  2. #b0a7c7
  3. #c7a7be

Analogous

  1. #bec7a7
  2. #aec7a7
  3. #a7c7b0

Triadic

  1. #aec7a7
  2. #a7aec7
  3. #c7a7ae

Tetradic

  1. #aec7a7
  2. #a7c7c0
  3. #c0a7c7
  4. #c7a7ae

Square

  1. #aec7a7
  2. #a7bec7
  3. #c0a7c7
  4. #c7b0a7

Monochromatic

  1. #5d8253
  2. #83a978
  3. #aec7a7
  4. #d9e5d6
  5. #f4f7f3

Shades

#aec7a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aec7a7
  2. #9db396
  3. #8b9f86
  4. #7a8b75
  5. #687764
  6. #576454
  7. #465043
  8. #343c32
  9. #232821
  10. #111411
  11. #000000

Tints

#aec7a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aec7a7
  2. #b6cdb0
  3. #bed2b9
  4. #c6d8c1
  5. #ceddca
  6. #d7e3d3
  7. #dfe9dc
  8. #e7eee5
  9. #eff4ed
  10. #f7f9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aec7a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aec7a7
  2. #a9c0a3
  3. #a5b99f
  4. #a0b29b
  5. #9cab97
  6. #97a494
  7. #929c90
  8. #8e958c
  9. #898e88
  10. #858784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9c3b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9c1a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5bfa8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adc5be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfc4a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcc2a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adc6b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aec7a7 {
  color: #aec7a7;
}
Background
.bg-aec7a7 {
  background-color: #aec7a7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aec7a7 {
  border: 2px solid #aec7a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aec7a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 199 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 107 22% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aec7a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aec7a7, #a7c7b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aec7a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 199 167 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.81 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.31 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.08 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.33 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 9.75 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.96 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.35 #513858 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#aec7a7  rgb(174, 199, 167)  hsl(107, 22%, 72%)  Dark Sea Green
#c0a7c7  rgb(192, 167, 199)  hsl(287, 22%, 72%)  Lilac
#a7aec7  rgb(167, 174, 199)  hsl(227, 22%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c7a7ae  rgb(199, 167, 174)  hsl(347, 22%, 72%)  Silver Pink