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#AECBAE

#aecbae ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aecbae is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 79.61% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.29% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 21.8% saturation and 73.92% 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 11.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 7.36.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5477

Complementary

  1. #aecbae
  2. #cbaecb

Split complementary

  1. #aecbae
  2. #bcaecb
  3. #cbaebc

Analogous

  1. #bccbae
  2. #aecbae
  3. #aecbbc

Triadic

  1. #aecbae
  2. #aeaecb
  3. #cbaeae

Tetradic

  1. #aecbae
  2. #aecbcb
  3. #cbaecb
  4. #cbaeae

Square

  1. #aecbae
  2. #aebccb
  3. #cbaecb
  4. #cbbcae

Monochromatic

  1. #588858
  2. #7fad7f
  3. #aecbae
  4. #dde9dd
  5. #f3f7f3

Shades

#aecbae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aecbae
  2. #9db79d
  3. #8ba28b
  4. #7a8e7a
  5. #687a68
  6. #576657
  7. #465146
  8. #343d34
  9. #232923
  10. #111411
  11. #000000

Tints

#aecbae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aecbae
  2. #b6d0b6
  3. #bed5be
  4. #c6dbc6
  5. #cee0ce
  6. #d7e5d7
  7. #dfeadf
  8. #e7efe7
  9. #eff5ef
  10. #f7faf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aecbae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aecbae
  2. #a9c4a9
  3. #a5bca5
  4. #a0b5a0
  5. #9cad9c
  6. #97a697
  7. #929e92
  8. #8e978e
  9. #898f89
  10. #858885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbc6bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccc5ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c2af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acc9c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c8ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bec6af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adcabb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aecbae {
  color: #aecbae;
}
Background
.bg-aecbae {
  background-color: #aecbae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aecbae {
  border: 2px solid #aecbae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aecbae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 203 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 22% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aecbae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aecbae, #aecbbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aecbae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 203 174 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.36 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.77 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.22 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.45 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.32 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.57 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 10.69 #513451 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#aecbae  rgb(174, 203, 174)  hsl(120, 22%, 74%)  Dark Sea Green
#cbaecb  rgb(203, 174, 203)  hsl(300, 22%, 74%)  Lilac
#aeaecb  rgb(174, 174, 203)  hsl(240, 22%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cbaeae  rgb(203, 174, 174)  hsl(0, 22%, 74%)  Silver Pink