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#AECF9E

#aecf9e ≈ Celadon

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aecf9e is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 81.18% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 23.67% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 100.41°, with 33.79% saturation and 71.57% 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 12.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 5.26.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5609

Complementary

  1. #aecf9e
  2. #bf9ecf

Split complementary

  1. #aecf9e
  2. #a79ecf
  3. #cf9ec6

Analogous

  1. #c6cf9e
  2. #aecf9e
  3. #9ecfa7

Triadic

  1. #aecf9e
  2. #9eaecf
  3. #cf9eae

Tetradic

  1. #aecf9e
  2. #9ecfbf
  3. #bf9ecf
  4. #cf9eae

Square

  1. #aecf9e
  2. #9ec6cf
  3. #bf9ecf
  4. #cfa79e

Monochromatic

  1. #5e8e46
  2. #83b66b
  3. #aecf9e
  4. #d9e8d1
  5. #f4f8f1

Shades

#aecf9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aecf9e
  2. #9dba8e
  3. #8ba67e
  4. #7a916f
  5. #687c5f
  6. #57684f
  7. #46533f
  8. #343e2f
  9. #232920
  10. #111510
  11. #000000

Tints

#aecf9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aecf9e
  2. #b6d4a8
  3. #bed9b1
  4. #c6ddbb
  5. #cee2c5
  6. #d7e7cf
  7. #dfecd8
  8. #e7f1e2
  9. #eff5ec
  10. #f7faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aecf9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aecf9e
  2. #a9c79b
  3. #a5bf98
  4. #a0b795
  5. #9caf92
  6. #97a88f
  7. #92a08c
  8. #8e9889
  9. #899086
  10. #858883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcc9b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3c79b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cec4a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aecbc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5ca9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2c99f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aecdb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aecf9e {
  color: #aecf9e;
}
Background
.bg-aecf9e {
  background-color: #aecf9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aecf9e {
  border: 2px solid #aecf9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aecf9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 207 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 34% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aecf9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aecf9e, #9ecfa7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aecf9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 207 158 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.26 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.24 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.61 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.75 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.89 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.04 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.96 #513061 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Celadon
#aecf9e  rgb(174, 207, 158)  hsl(100, 34%, 72%)  Celadon
#bf9ecf  rgb(191, 158, 207)  hsl(280, 34%, 72%)  Wisteria
#9eaecf  rgb(158, 174, 207)  hsl(220, 34%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cf9eae  rgb(207, 158, 174)  hsl(340, 34%, 72%)  Puce