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#AEE196

#aee196 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aee196 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 88.24% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 100.8°, with 55.56% saturation and 73.53% 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 14.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 2.48.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.6505

Complementary

  1. #aee196
  2. #c996e1

Split complementary

  1. #aee196
  2. #a496e1
  3. #e196d4

Analogous

  1. #d4e196
  2. #aee196
  3. #96e1a4

Triadic

  1. #aee196
  2. #96aee1
  3. #e196ae

Tetradic

  1. #aee196
  2. #96e1c9
  3. #c996e1
  4. #e196ae

Square

  1. #aee196
  2. #96d4e1
  3. #c996e1
  4. #e1a496

Monochromatic

  1. #59ad31
  2. #80d05a
  3. #aee196
  4. #dcf2d2
  5. #f3faef

Shades

#aee196 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aee196
  2. #9dcb87
  3. #8bb478
  4. #7a9e69
  5. #68875a
  6. #57714b
  7. #465a3c
  8. #34442d
  9. #232d1e
  10. #11170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#aee196 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aee196
  2. #b6e4a1
  3. #bee7ab
  4. #c6eab6
  5. #ceedc0
  6. #d7f0cb
  7. #dff3d5
  8. #e7f6e0
  9. #eff9ea
  10. #f7fcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aee196 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aee196
  2. #a9d794
  3. #a5ce92
  4. #a0c48f
  5. #9cba8d
  6. #97b18b
  7. #92a789
  8. #8e9d87
  9. #899384
  10. #858a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5d9be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6d691 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ded19a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #addcce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2da93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdd898 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aedeba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aee196 {
  color: #aee196;
}
Background
.bg-aee196 {
  background-color: #aee196;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aee196 {
  border: 2px solid #aee196;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aee196;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 225 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 56% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aee196 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aee196, #96e1a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aee196 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 225 150 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 2.48 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.63 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.03 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.28 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.55 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.59 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.63 #511e69 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#aee196  rgb(174, 225, 150)  hsl(101, 56%, 74%)  Granny Smith Apple
#c996e1  rgb(201, 150, 225)  hsl(281, 56%, 74%)  Wisteria
#96aee1  rgb(150, 174, 225)  hsl(221, 56%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#e196ae  rgb(225, 150, 174)  hsl(341, 56%, 74%)  Puce