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#A9C19C

#a9c19c ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a9c19c 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 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.17% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 98.92°, with 22.98% saturation and 68.43% 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 10.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 5.53.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4898

Complementary

  1. #a9c19c
  2. #b49cc1

Split complementary

  1. #a9c19c
  2. #a19cc1
  3. #c19cbb

Analogous

  1. #bbc19c
  2. #a9c19c
  3. #9cc1a1

Triadic

  1. #a9c19c
  2. #9ca9c1
  3. #c19ca9

Tetradic

  1. #a9c19c
  2. #9cc1b4
  3. #b49cc1
  4. #c19ca9

Square

  1. #a9c19c
  2. #9cbbc1
  3. #b49cc1
  4. #c1a19c

Monochromatic

  1. #5b794b
  2. #80a46d
  3. #a9c19c
  4. #d2decb
  5. #f4f7f2

Shades

#a9c19c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9c19c
  2. #98ae8c
  3. #879a7d
  4. #76876d
  5. #65745e
  6. #55614e
  7. #444d3e
  8. #333a2f
  9. #22271f
  10. #111310
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9c19c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9c19c
  2. #b2c7a6
  3. #bacdb0
  4. #c3d4ba
  5. #cbdac4
  6. #d4e0ce
  7. #dde6d7
  8. #e5ece1
  9. #eef3eb
  10. #f6f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9c19c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9c19c
  2. #a5bb99
  3. #a1b496
  4. #9dae94
  5. #99a791
  6. #95a18e
  7. #909a8b
  8. #8c9488
  9. #888d86
  10. #848783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3bdaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4bb9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b99e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9beb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #babe9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7bc9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9bfad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9c19c {
  color: #a9c19c;
}
Background
.bg-a9c19c {
  background-color: #a9c19c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9c19c {
  border: 2px solid #a9c19c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9c19c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 193 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 99 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9c19c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9c19c, #9cc1a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9c19c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 193 156 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.53 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.33 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.98 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.50 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.05 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.22 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.40 #563e63 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#a9c19c  rgb(169, 193, 156)  hsl(99, 23%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#b49cc1  rgb(180, 156, 193)  hsl(279, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9ca9c1  rgb(156, 169, 193)  hsl(219, 23%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c19ca9  rgb(193, 156, 169)  hsl(339, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple