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#B9EAAA

#b9eaaa ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b9eaaa is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 91.76% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.35% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 105.94°, with 60.38% saturation and 79.22% 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 15.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.7206

Complementary

  1. #b9eaaa
  2. #dbaaea

Split complementary

  1. #b9eaaa
  2. #bbaaea
  3. #eaaad9

Analogous

  1. #d9eaaa
  2. #b9eaaa
  3. #aaeabb

Triadic

  1. #b9eaaa
  2. #aab9ea
  3. #eaaab9

Tetradic

  1. #b9eaaa
  2. #aaeadb
  3. #dbaaea
  4. #eaaab9

Square

  1. #b9eaaa
  2. #aad9ea
  3. #dbaaea
  4. #eabbaa

Monochromatic

  1. #55c932
  2. #86db6d
  3. #b9eaaa
  4. #ecf9e7
  5. #f2fbef

Shades

#b9eaaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9eaaa
  2. #a7d399
  3. #94bb88
  4. #82a477
  5. #6f8c66
  6. #5d7555
  7. #4a5e44
  8. #384633
  9. #252f22
  10. #131711
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9eaaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9eaaa
  2. #c0ecb3
  3. #c7eebb
  4. #cef0c4
  5. #d5f2cc
  6. #dcf5d5
  7. #e3f7dd
  8. #eaf9e6
  9. #f1fbee
  10. #f8fdf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9eaaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9eaaa
  2. #b3dfa6
  3. #aed5a2
  4. #a8ca9d
  5. #a2c099
  6. #9db595
  7. #97aa91
  8. #91a08d
  9. #8b9588
  10. #868b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfe2ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eee0a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6dbad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7e5d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbe4a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6e1ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8e7c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9eaaa {
  color: #b9eaaa;
}
Background
.bg-b9eaaa {
  background-color: #b9eaaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9eaaa {
  border: 2px solid #b9eaaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9eaaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 234 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 106 60% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9eaaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9eaaa, #aaeabb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9eaaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 234 170 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 2.62 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 4.01 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 4.88 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.11 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.88 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 8.58 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.80 #461555 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#b9eaaa  rgb(185, 234, 170)  hsl(106, 60%, 79%)  Granny Smith Apple
#dbaaea  rgb(219, 170, 234)  hsl(286, 60%, 79%)  Plum
#aab9ea  rgb(170, 185, 234)  hsl(226, 60%, 79%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#eaaab9  rgb(234, 170, 185)  hsl(346, 60%, 79%)  Nadeshiko Pink