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#B6E8A2

#b6e8a2 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b6e8a2 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 90.98% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.17% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 102.86°, with 60.34% saturation and 77.25% 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 15.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.7027

Complementary

  1. #b6e8a2
  2. #d4a2e8

Split complementary

  1. #b6e8a2
  2. #b1a2e8
  3. #e8a2d9

Analogous

  1. #d9e8a2
  2. #b6e8a2
  3. #a2e8b1

Triadic

  1. #b6e8a2
  2. #a2b6e8
  3. #e8a2b6

Tetradic

  1. #b6e8a2
  2. #a2e8d4
  3. #d4a2e8
  4. #e8a2b6

Square

  1. #b6e8a2
  2. #a2d9e8
  3. #d4a2e8
  4. #e8b1a2

Monochromatic

  1. #59c130
  2. #86d965
  3. #b6e8a2
  4. #e6f7df
  5. #f2fbef

Shades

#b6e8a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6e8a2
  2. #a4d192
  3. #92ba82
  4. #7fa271
  5. #6d8b61
  6. #5b7451
  7. #495d41
  8. #374631
  9. #242e20
  10. #121710
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6e8a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6e8a2
  2. #bdeaab
  3. #c5edb5
  4. #ccefbe
  5. #d3f1c7
  6. #dbf4d1
  7. #e2f6da
  8. #e9f8e3
  9. #f0faec
  10. #f8fdf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6e8a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6e8a2
  2. #b1de9f
  3. #abd39b
  4. #a6c998
  5. #a0be94
  6. #9bb491
  7. #96aa8e
  8. #909f8a
  9. #8b9587
  10. #858a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cde0c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eddd9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d9a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5e3d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9e29f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4dfa4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5e5c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6e8a2 {
  color: #b6e8a2;
}
Background
.bg-b6e8a2 {
  background-color: #b6e8a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6e8a2 {
  border: 2px solid #b6e8a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6e8a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 232 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 60% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6e8a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6e8a2, #a2e8b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6e8a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 232 162 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 2.29 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 4.86 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 5.98 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.37 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.34 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 8.06 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.86 #49175d Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#b6e8a2  rgb(182, 232, 162)  hsl(103, 60%, 77%)  Granny Smith Apple
#d4a2e8  rgb(212, 162, 232)  hsl(283, 60%, 77%)  Wisteria
#a2b6e8  rgb(162, 182, 232)  hsl(223, 60%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#e8a2b6  rgb(232, 162, 182)  hsl(343, 60%, 77%)  Nadeshiko Pink