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#A9C19A

#a9c19a ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a9c19a is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 75.69% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.21% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 96.92°, with 23.93% saturation and 68.04% 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 10.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 5.39.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4891

Complementary

  1. #a9c19a
  2. #b29ac1

Split complementary

  1. #a9c19a
  2. #9e9ac1
  3. #c19abd

Analogous

  1. #bdc19a
  2. #a9c19a
  3. #9ac19e

Triadic

  1. #a9c19a
  2. #9aa9c1
  3. #c19aa9

Tetradic

  1. #a9c19a
  2. #9ac1b2
  3. #b29ac1
  4. #c19aa9

Square

  1. #a9c19a
  2. #9abdc1
  3. #b29ac1
  4. #c19e9a

Monochromatic

  1. #5c784a
  2. #81a46b
  3. #a9c19a
  4. #d1dec9
  5. #f4f7f2

Shades

#a9c19a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9c19a
  2. #98ae8b
  3. #879a7b
  4. #76876c
  5. #65745c
  6. #55614d
  7. #444d3e
  8. #333a2e
  9. #22271f
  10. #11130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9c19a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9c19a
  2. #b2c7a4
  3. #bacdae
  4. #c3d4b8
  5. #cbdac2
  6. #d4e0cd
  7. #dde6d7
  8. #e5ece1
  9. #eef3eb
  10. #f6f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9c19a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9c19a
  2. #a5bb97
  3. #a1b495
  4. #9dae92
  5. #99a790
  6. #95a18d
  7. #909a8a
  8. #8c9488
  9. #888d85
  10. #848783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3bdae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5bb98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1b99c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aabeb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #babd99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8bc9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9bfac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9c19a {
  color: #a9c19a;
}
Background
.bg-a9c19a {
  background-color: #a9c19a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9c19a {
  border: 2px solid #a9c19a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9c19a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 193 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 97 24% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9c19a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9c19a, #9ac19e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9c19a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 193 154 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.39 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.80 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.89 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.25 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.69 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.74 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 10.63 #563e65 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#a9c19a  rgb(169, 193, 154)  hsl(97, 24%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#b29ac1  rgb(178, 154, 193)  hsl(277, 24%, 68%)  Lilac
#9aa9c1  rgb(154, 169, 193)  hsl(217, 24%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c19aa9  rgb(193, 154, 169)  hsl(337, 24%, 68%)  Pastel Purple