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#AEF696

#aef696 ≈ Pale Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aef696 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 96.47% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 39.02% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 105°, with 84.21% saturation and 77.65% 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 16.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Green (#98fb98), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#99ff99
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Relative luminance0.7711

Complementary

  1. #aef696
  2. #de96f6

Split complementary

  1. #aef696
  2. #ae96f6
  3. #f696de

Analogous

  1. #def696
  2. #aef696
  3. #96f6ae

Triadic

  1. #aef696
  2. #96aef6
  3. #f696ae

Tetradic

  1. #aef696
  2. #96f6de
  3. #de96f6
  4. #f696ae

Square

  1. #aef696
  2. #96def6
  3. #de96f6
  4. #f6ae96

Monochromatic

  1. #46e013
  2. #78f050
  3. #aef696
  4. #e4fcdc
  5. #f1fdec

Shades

#aef696 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aef696
  2. #9ddd87
  3. #8bc578
  4. #7aac69
  5. #68945a
  6. #577b4b
  7. #46623c
  8. #344a2d
  9. #23311e
  10. #11190f
  11. #000000

Tints

#aef696 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aef696
  2. #b6f7a1
  3. #bef8ab
  4. #c6f9b6
  5. #cefac0
  6. #d7fbcb
  7. #dffbd5
  8. #e7fce0
  9. #effdea
  10. #f7fef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aef696 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aef696
  2. #a9ea94
  3. #a5de92
  4. #a0d38f
  5. #9cc78d
  6. #97bb8b
  7. #92af89
  8. #8ea387
  9. #899884
  10. #858c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0ebc9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fce88f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1e19b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abf0de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1ed92 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9ea99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acf2c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aef696 {
  color: #aef696;
}
Background
.bg-aef696 {
  background-color: #aef696;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aef696 {
  border: 2px solid #aef696;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aef696;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 246 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 105 84% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aef696 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aef696, #96f6ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aef696 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 246 150 / 0.35);
}

#98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 3.33 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 3.75 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 3.88 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.74 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.58 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.97 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.18 #510969 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Pale Green
#aef696  rgb(174, 246, 150)  hsl(105, 84%, 78%)  Pale Green
#de96f6  rgb(222, 150, 246)  hsl(285, 84%, 78%)  Violet
#96aef6  rgb(150, 174, 246)  hsl(225, 84%, 78%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#f696ae  rgb(246, 150, 174)  hsl(345, 84%, 78%)  Flamingo Pink