Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.47:1 — vs black: 14.27:1

Color values

HEX #A8E4A0
RGB rgb(168, 228, 160)
HSL hsl(112, 55%, 76%)
CMYK cmyk( 26, 0, 30, 11 )
Websafe #99CC99

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Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8E4A0 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Granny Smith Apple
#A8E4A0 Base

#DCA0E4

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Granny Smith Apple
#A8E4A0 Base

#CAE4A0

#A0E4BA

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Granny Smith Apple
#A8E4A0 Base

#A0A8E4

#E4A0A8

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Granny Smith Apple
#A8E4A0 Base

#BAA0E4

#E4A0CA

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Granny Smith Apple
#A8E4A0 Base

#A0CAE4

#DCA0E4

#E4BAA0

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Granny Smith Apple
#A8E4A0 Base

#43B734

#71D364

#8BDB80

#C5EDC0

#DFF5DC

#EDF9EB

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Granny Smith Apple, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #071406

— #1C4C16

— #318526

— #46BD36

— #74D468

Granny Smith Apple #A8E4A0 Base

— #B6E8AF

— #C4EDBE

— #D1F1CD

— #DFF5DC

— #EDF9EB

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #A8E4A0. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #A8E4A0;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #A8E4A0;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #A8E4A0;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #A8E4A0,
        #DCA0E4
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #A8E4A0,
        #DCA0E4
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$granny-smith-apple: #A8E4A0;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$granny-smith-apple-r: 168;
$granny-smith-apple-g: 228;
$granny-smith-apple-b: 160;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $granny-smith-apple;
    color: rgba($granny-smith-apple-r, $granny-smith-apple-g, $granny-smith-apple-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Granny Smith Apple appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #A8E4A0 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #D5D5A2 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #DEDEA0 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #B3DDDD Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #D5D5D5 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Granny Smith Apple ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Granny Smith Apple #A8E4A0 Base

Celadon #ACE1AF ΔE 3.87

Moss Green #ADDFAD ΔE 3.91

Teal Deer #99E6B3 ΔE 5.29

Light Green #90EE90 ΔE 5.44

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.