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#B1E59E

#b1e59e ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b1e59e is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 89.8% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 103.94°, with 57.72% saturation and 75.88% 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 14.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 1.75.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.6785

Complementary

  1. #b1e59e
  2. #d29ee5

Split complementary

  1. #b1e59e
  2. #ae9ee5
  3. #e59ed4

Analogous

  1. #d4e59e
  2. #b1e59e
  3. #9ee5ae

Triadic

  1. #b1e59e
  2. #9eb1e5
  3. #e59eb1

Tetradic

  1. #b1e59e
  2. #9ee5d2
  3. #d29ee5
  4. #e59eb1

Square

  1. #b1e59e
  2. #9ed4e5
  3. #d29ee5
  4. #e5ae9e

Monochromatic

  1. #56b931
  2. #80d562
  3. #b1e59e
  4. #e2f5da
  5. #f2fbef

Shades

#b1e59e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1e59e
  2. #9fce8e
  3. #8eb77e
  4. #7ca06f
  5. #6a895f
  6. #59734f
  7. #475c3f
  8. #35452f
  9. #232e20
  10. #121710
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1e59e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1e59e
  2. #b9e8a8
  3. #c1eab1
  4. #c8edbb
  5. #d0efc5
  6. #d8f2cf
  7. #e0f5d8
  8. #e8f7e2
  9. #effaec
  10. #f7fcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1e59e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1e59e
  2. #acdb9b
  3. #a7d198
  4. #a2c795
  5. #9dbd92
  6. #99b38f
  7. #94a88c
  8. #8f9e89
  9. #8a9486
  10. #858a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9ddc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eada99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2d5a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afe0d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5de9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0dca0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0e2c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1e59e {
  color: #b1e59e;
}
Background
.bg-b1e59e {
  background-color: #b1e59e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1e59e {
  border: 2px solid #b1e59e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1e59e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 229 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 58% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1e59e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1e59e, #9ee5ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1e59e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 229 158 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 1.75 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 4.78 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.01 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.65 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.28 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 8.06 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.17 #4e1a61 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#b1e59e  rgb(177, 229, 158)  hsl(104, 58%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple
#d29ee5  rgb(210, 158, 229)  hsl(284, 58%, 76%)  Wisteria
#9eb1e5  rgb(158, 177, 229)  hsl(224, 58%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#e59eb1  rgb(229, 158, 177)  hsl(344, 58%, 76%)  Nadeshiko Pink