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#AEDA9C

#aeda9c ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aeda9c is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 85.49% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.44% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 102.58°, with 45.59% saturation and 73.33% 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 13.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 3.15.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.6154

Complementary

  1. #aeda9c
  2. #c89cda

Split complementary

  1. #aeda9c
  2. #a99cda
  3. #da9ccd

Analogous

  1. #cdda9c
  2. #aeda9c
  3. #9cdaa9

Triadic

  1. #aeda9c
  2. #9caeda
  3. #da9cae

Tetradic

  1. #aeda9c
  2. #9cdac8
  3. #c89cda
  4. #da9cae

Square

  1. #aeda9c
  2. #9ccdda
  3. #c89cda
  4. #daa99c

Monochromatic

  1. #59a13c
  2. #80c564
  3. #aeda9c
  4. #dcefd4
  5. #f3f9f0

Shades

#aeda9c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeda9c
  2. #9dc48c
  3. #8bae7d
  4. #7a996d
  5. #68835e
  6. #576d4e
  7. #46573e
  8. #34412f
  9. #232c1f
  10. #111610
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeda9c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeda9c
  2. #b6dea6
  3. #bee1b0
  4. #c6e5ba
  5. #cee9c4
  6. #d7edce
  7. #dff0d7
  8. #e7f4e1
  9. #eff8eb
  10. #f7fbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeda9c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeda9c
  2. #a9d199
  3. #a5c896
  4. #a0bf94
  5. #9cb691
  6. #97ad8e
  7. #92a48b
  8. #8e9b88
  9. #899286
  10. #858983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2d3bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfd098 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7cc9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #add5ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdd49a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8d29e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #add7b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeda9c {
  color: #aeda9c;
}
Background
.bg-aeda9c {
  background-color: #aeda9c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeda9c {
  border: 2px solid #aeda9c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeda9c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 218 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 46% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeda9c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeda9c, #9cdaa9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeda9c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 218 156 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 3.15 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 3.99 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.82 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.20 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.14 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.46 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.88 #512563 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#aeda9c  rgb(174, 218, 156)  hsl(103, 46%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple
#c89cda  rgb(200, 156, 218)  hsl(283, 46%, 73%)  Wisteria
#9caeda  rgb(156, 174, 218)  hsl(223, 46%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#da9cae  rgb(218, 156, 174)  hsl(343, 46%, 73%)  Puce