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#aef5ae ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aef5ae is a color from the green family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 96.08% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.98% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 78.02% saturation and 82.16% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#99ff99
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Relative luminance0.7736

Complementary

  1. #aef5ae
  2. #f5aef5

Split complementary

  1. #aef5ae
  2. #d2aef5
  3. #f5aed2

Analogous

  1. #d2f5ae
  2. #aef5ae
  3. #aef5d2

Triadic

  1. #aef5ae
  2. #aeaef5
  3. #f5aeae

Tetradic

  1. #aef5ae
  2. #aef5f5
  3. #f5aef5
  4. #f5aeae

Square

  1. #aef5ae
  2. #aed2f5
  3. #f5aef5
  4. #f5d2ae

Monochromatic

  1. #26e426
  2. #6aed6a
  3. #aef5ae
  4. #edfded
  5. #edfded

Shades

#aef5ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aef5ae
  2. #9ddd9d
  3. #8bc48b
  4. #7aac7a
  5. #689368
  6. #577b57
  7. #466246
  8. #344a34
  9. #233123
  10. #111911
  11. #000000

Tints

#aef5ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aef5ae
  2. #b6f6b6
  3. #bef7be
  4. #c6f8c6
  5. #cef9ce
  6. #d7fad7
  7. #dffbdf
  8. #e7fce7
  9. #effdef
  10. #f7fef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aef5ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aef5ae
  2. #a9e9a9
  3. #a5dea5
  4. #a0d2a0
  5. #9cc69c
  6. #97bb97
  7. #92af92
  8. #8ea38e
  9. #899789
  10. #858c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0ebd0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8e8aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ede1b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7f1e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deedab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7e9b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aaf3cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aef5ae {
  color: #aef5ae;
}
Background
.bg-aef5ae {
  background-color: #aef5ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aef5ae {
  border: 2px solid #aef5ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aef5ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 245 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 78% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aef5ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aef5ae, #aef5d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aef5ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 245 174 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 3.73 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 5.01 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 5.01 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 5.66 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.74 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.37 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.90 #510a51 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#aef5ae  rgb(174, 245, 174)  hsl(120, 78%, 82%)  Granny Smith Apple
#f5aef5  rgb(245, 174, 245)  hsl(300, 78%, 82%)  Plum
#aeaef5  rgb(174, 174, 245)  hsl(240, 78%, 82%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#f5aeae  rgb(245, 174, 174)  hsl(0, 78%, 82%)  Melon