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#AED89C

#aed89c ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aed89c is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 84.71% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.78% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 102°, with 43.48% saturation and 72.94% 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 13.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 3.7.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.6051

Complementary

  1. #aed89c
  2. #c69cd8

Split complementary

  1. #aed89c
  2. #a89cd8
  3. #d89ccc

Analogous

  1. #ccd89c
  2. #aed89c
  3. #9cd8a8

Triadic

  1. #aed89c
  2. #9caed8
  3. #d89cae

Tetradic

  1. #aed89c
  2. #9cd8c6
  3. #c69cd8
  4. #d89cae

Square

  1. #aed89c
  2. #9cccd8
  3. #c69cd8
  4. #d8a89c

Monochromatic

  1. #5a9d3e
  2. #81c265
  3. #aed89c
  4. #dbeed3
  5. #f3f9f0

Shades

#aed89c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed89c
  2. #9dc28c
  3. #8bad7d
  4. #7a976d
  5. #68825e
  6. #576c4e
  7. #46563e
  8. #34412f
  9. #232b1f
  10. #111610
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed89c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed89c
  2. #b6dca6
  3. #bee0b0
  4. #c6e4ba
  5. #cee8c4
  6. #d7ecce
  7. #dfefd7
  8. #e7f3e1
  9. #eff7eb
  10. #f7fbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed89c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed89c
  2. #a9cf99
  3. #a5c696
  4. #a0be94
  5. #9cb591
  6. #97ac8e
  7. #92a38b
  8. #8e9a88
  9. #899286
  10. #858983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1d1bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dccf98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6cb9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #add4c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccd29a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7d09e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aed5b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed89c {
  color: #aed89c;
}
Background
.bg-aed89c {
  background-color: #aed89c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed89c {
  border: 2px solid #aed89c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed89c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 216 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 43% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed89c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed89c, #9cd8a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed89c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 216 156 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 3.70 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 4.06 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.89 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.15 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.01 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.55 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.69 #512763 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#aed89c  rgb(174, 216, 156)  hsl(102, 43%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple
#c69cd8  rgb(198, 156, 216)  hsl(282, 43%, 73%)  Wisteria
#9caed8  rgb(156, 174, 216)  hsl(222, 43%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d89cae  rgb(216, 156, 174)  hsl(342, 43%, 73%)  Puce