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#B4E596

#b4e596 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b4e596 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 89.8% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.5% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 97.22°, 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 14.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.6794

Complementary

  1. #b4e596
  2. #c796e5

Split complementary

  1. #b4e596
  2. #9f96e5
  3. #e596db

Analogous

  1. #dbe596
  2. #b4e596
  3. #96e59f

Triadic

  1. #b4e596
  2. #96b4e5
  3. #e596b4

Tetradic

  1. #b4e596
  2. #96e5c7
  3. #c796e5
  4. #e596b4

Square

  1. #b4e596
  2. #96dbe5
  3. #c796e5
  4. #e59f96

Monochromatic

  1. #61b52d
  2. #88d659
  3. #b4e596
  4. #e0f4d3
  5. #f3fbef

Shades

#b4e596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4e596
  2. #a2ce87
  3. #90b778
  4. #7ea069
  5. #6c895a
  6. #5a734b
  7. #485c3c
  8. #36452d
  9. #242e1e
  10. #12170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4e596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4e596
  2. #bce8a1
  3. #c3eaab
  4. #cbedb6
  5. #d2efc0
  6. #daf2cb
  7. #e1f5d5
  8. #e9f7e0
  9. #f0faea
  10. #f8fcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4e596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4e596
  2. #afdb94
  3. #aad192
  4. #a4c78f
  5. #9fbd8d
  6. #9ab38b
  7. #95a889
  8. #909e87
  9. #8a9484
  10. #858a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #caddc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebda91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d69a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4dfd1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7de93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2dc98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4e1bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4e596 {
  color: #b4e596;
}
Background
.bg-b4e596 {
  background-color: #b4e596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4e596 {
  border: 2px solid #b4e596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4e596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 229 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 97 60% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4e596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4e596, #96e59f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4e596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 229 150 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 3.38 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.13 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.53 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.29 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.54 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 8.00 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.06 #4b1a69 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#b4e596  rgb(180, 229, 150)  hsl(97, 60%, 74%)  Granny Smith Apple
#c796e5  rgb(199, 150, 229)  hsl(277, 60%, 74%)  Wisteria
#96b4e5  rgb(150, 180, 229)  hsl(217, 60%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#e596b4  rgb(229, 150, 180)  hsl(337, 60%, 74%)  Flamingo Pink