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#A4E596

#a4e596 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a4e596 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 89.8% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.5% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 109.37°, with 60.31% saturation and 74.31% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.6613

Complementary

  1. #a4e596
  2. #d796e5

Split complementary

  1. #a4e596
  2. #af96e5
  3. #e596cb

Analogous

  1. #cbe596
  2. #a4e596
  3. #96e5af

Triadic

  1. #a4e596
  2. #96a4e5
  3. #e596a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e596
  2. #96e5d7
  3. #d796e5
  4. #e596a4

Square

  1. #a4e596
  2. #96cbe5
  3. #d796e5
  4. #e5af96

Monochromatic

  1. #45b52d
  2. #6fd659
  3. #a4e596
  4. #d9f4d3
  5. #f1fbef

Shades

#a4e596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e596
  2. #94ce87
  3. #83b778
  4. #73a069
  5. #62895a
  6. #52734b
  7. #425c3c
  8. #31452d
  9. #212e1e
  10. #10170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e596
  2. #ade8a1
  3. #b6eaab
  4. #bfedb6
  5. #c8efc0
  6. #d2f2cb
  7. #dbf5d5
  8. #e4f7e0
  9. #edfaea
  10. #f6fcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e596
  2. #a0db94
  3. #9dd192
  4. #99c78f
  5. #96bd8d
  6. #92b38b
  7. #8ea889
  8. #8b9e87
  9. #879484
  10. #848a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3dbbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9d891 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfd29a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0e0d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1dd93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cada99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2e2bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e596 {
  color: #a4e596;
}
Background
.bg-a4e596 {
  background-color: #a4e596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e596 {
  border: 2px solid #a4e596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 229 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 109 60% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e596, #96e5af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 229 150 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 2.06 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 3.94 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 5.73 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.90 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.02 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 6.59 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.97 #5b1a69 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#a4e596  rgb(164, 229, 150)  hsl(109, 60%, 74%)  Granny Smith Apple
#d796e5  rgb(215, 150, 229)  hsl(289, 60%, 74%)  Plum
#96a4e5  rgb(150, 164, 229)  hsl(229, 60%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#e596a4  rgb(229, 150, 164)  hsl(349, 60%, 74%)  Salmon Pink