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#B5FFAA

#b5ffaa ≈ Pale Green

  • green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b5ffaa is a color from the green family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 100% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 112.24°, with 100% saturation and 83.33% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Green (#98fb98), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.8425

Complementary

  1. #b5ffaa
  2. #f4aaff

Split complementary

  1. #b5ffaa
  2. #c9aaff
  3. #ffaadf

Analogous

  1. #dfffaa
  2. #b5ffaa
  3. #aaffc9

Triadic

  1. #b5ffaa
  2. #aab5ff
  3. #ffaab5

Tetradic

  1. #b5ffaa
  2. #aafff4
  3. #f4aaff
  4. #ffaab5

Square

  1. #b5ffaa
  2. #aadfff
  3. #f4aaff
  4. #ffc9aa

Monochromatic

  1. #30ff11
  2. #72ff5d
  3. #b5ffaa
  4. #edffeb
  5. #edffeb

Shades

#b5ffaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5ffaa
  2. #a3e699
  3. #91cc88
  4. #7fb377
  5. #6d9966
  6. #5b8055
  7. #486644
  8. #364d33
  9. #243322
  10. #121a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5ffaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5ffaa
  2. #bcffb3
  3. #c4ffbb
  4. #cbffc4
  5. #d3ffcc
  6. #daffd5
  7. #e1ffdd
  8. #e9ffe6
  9. #f0ffee
  10. #f8fff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5ffaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5ffaa
  2. #b0f2a6
  3. #aae6a2
  4. #a5d99d
  5. #a0cc99
  6. #9bc095
  7. #95b391
  8. #90a68d
  9. #8b9988
  10. #858d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9f4d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff1a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8eaaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0fae9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8f7a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0f3ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2fcd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5ffaa {
  color: #b5ffaa;
}
Background
.bg-b5ffaa {
  background-color: #b5ffaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5ffaa {
  border: 2px solid #b5ffaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5ffaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 255 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 112 100% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5ffaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5ffaa, #aaffc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5ffaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 255 170 / 0.35);
}

#98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 3.68 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 3.93 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 5.12 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.06 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.65 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.86 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.48 #4a0055 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Pale Green
#b5ffaa  rgb(181, 255, 170)  hsl(112, 100%, 83%)  Pale Green
#f4aaff  rgb(244, 170, 255)  hsl(292, 100%, 83%)  Mauve
#aab5ff  rgb(170, 181, 255)  hsl(232, 100%, 83%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#ffaab5  rgb(255, 170, 181)  hsl(352, 100%, 83%)  Light Pink