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#A2C021

#a2c021 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a2c021 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 75.29% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.81% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 71.32°, with 70.67% saturation and 44.12% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.83.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4549

Complementary

  1. #a2c021
  2. #3f21c0

Split complementary

  1. #a2c021
  2. #2153c0
  3. #8f21c0

Analogous

  1. #c08f21
  2. #a2c021
  3. #53c021

Triadic

  1. #a2c021
  2. #21a2c0
  3. #c021a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2c021
  2. #21c03f
  3. #3f21c0
  4. #c021a2

Square

  1. #a2c021
  2. #21c08f
  3. #3f21c0
  4. #c02153

Monochromatic

  1. #343d0b
  2. #6b7f16
  3. #a2c021
  4. #c5e04d
  5. #daec8e

Shades

#a2c021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2c021
  2. #92ad1e
  3. #829a1a
  4. #718617
  5. #617314
  6. #516011
  7. #414d0d
  8. #313a0a
  9. #202607
  10. #101303
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2c021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2c021
  2. #abc637
  3. #b5cd4d
  4. #bed364
  5. #c7d97a
  6. #d1e090
  7. #dae6a6
  8. #e3ecbc
  9. #ecf2d3
  10. #f6f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2c021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2c021
  2. #9fba2b
  3. #9bb334
  4. #98ad3e
  5. #94a647
  6. #91a051
  7. #8e9a5a
  8. #8a9364
  9. #878d6d
  10. #838677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adb990 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b433 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acb5a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdb900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbb92d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8ba83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2c021 {
  color: #a2c021;
}
Background
.bg-a2c021 {
  background-color: #a2c021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2c021 {
  border: 2px solid #a2c021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2c021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 192 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2c021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2c021, #53c021);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2c021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 192 33 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.83 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.64 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.14 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.59 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 11.19 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.26 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.38 #5d3fde Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#a2c021  rgb(162, 192, 33)  hsl(71, 71%, 44%)  Apple Green
#3f21c0  rgb(63, 33, 192)  hsl(251, 71%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#21a2c0  rgb(33, 162, 192)  hsl(191, 71%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#c021a2  rgb(192, 33, 162)  hsl(311, 71%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red