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#A8EC79

#a8ec79 ≈ Inchworm

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a8ec79 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 92.55% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 95.48°, with 75.16% saturation and 70% 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 14.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 4.46.

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Web safe#99ff66
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Relative luminance0.697

Complementary

  1. #a8ec79
  2. #bd79ec

Split complementary

  1. #a8ec79
  2. #8479ec
  3. #ec79e1

Analogous

  1. #e1ec79
  2. #a8ec79
  3. #79ec84

Triadic

  1. #a8ec79
  2. #79a8ec
  3. #ec79a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8ec79
  2. #79ecbd
  3. #bd79ec
  4. #ec79a8

Square

  1. #a8ec79
  2. #79e1ec
  3. #bd79ec
  4. #ec8479

Monochromatic

  1. #58b319
  2. #7ce236
  3. #a8ec79
  4. #d3f5bc
  5. #f3fced

Shades

#a8ec79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8ec79
  2. #97d46d
  3. #86bd61
  4. #76a555
  5. #658e49
  6. #54763d
  7. #435e30
  8. #324724
  9. #222f18
  10. #11180c
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8ec79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8ec79
  2. #b1ee86
  3. #b9f094
  4. #c2f2a1
  5. #cbf4af
  6. #d4f6bc
  7. #dcf7c9
  8. #e5f9d7
  9. #eefbe4
  10. #f6fdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8ec79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8ec79
  2. #a4e17a
  3. #a0d67a
  4. #9ccc7b
  5. #98c17c
  6. #94b67d
  7. #90ab7d
  8. #8ca07e
  9. #88967f
  10. #848b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8e1bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4dd6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead780 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8e4d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dae373 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3e07d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8e7b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8ec79 {
  color: #a8ec79;
}
Background
.bg-a8ec79 {
  background-color: #a8ec79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8ec79 {
  border: 2px solid #a8ec79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8ec79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 236 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 95 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8ec79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8ec79, #79ec84);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8ec79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 236 121 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.46 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 5.63 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 6.10 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 6.40 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.93 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.74 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.37 #571386 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#a8ec79  rgb(168, 236, 121)  hsl(95, 75%, 70%)  Inchworm
#bd79ec  rgb(189, 121, 236)  hsl(275, 75%, 70%)  Floral Lavender
#79a8ec  rgb(121, 168, 236)  hsl(215, 75%, 70%)  Iceberg
#ec79a8  rgb(236, 121, 168)  hsl(335, 75%, 70%)  Thulian Pink