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#90BB36

#90bb36 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#90bb36 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 73.33% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.99% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.12% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 79.4°, with 55.19% saturation and 47.25% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.32.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4174

Complementary

  1. #90bb36
  2. #6136bb

Split complementary

  1. #90bb36
  2. #364dbb
  3. #a336bb

Analogous

  1. #bba336
  2. #90bb36
  3. #4dbb36

Triadic

  1. #90bb36
  2. #3690bb
  3. #bb3690

Tetradic

  1. #90bb36
  2. #36bb61
  3. #6136bb
  4. #bb3690

Square

  1. #90bb36
  2. #36bba3
  3. #6136bb
  4. #bb364d

Monochromatic

  1. #354414
  2. #628025
  3. #90bb36
  4. #b2d46a
  5. #d0e5a5

Shades

#90bb36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #90bb36
  2. #82a831
  3. #73962b
  4. #658326
  5. #567020
  6. #485e1b
  7. #3a4b16
  8. #2b3810
  9. #1d250b
  10. #0e1305
  11. #000000

Tints

#90bb36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #90bb36
  2. #9bc24a
  3. #a6c95e
  4. #b1cf72
  5. #bcd686
  6. #c8dd9b
  7. #d3e4af
  8. #deebc3
  9. #e9f1d7
  10. #f4f8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#90bb36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #90bb36
  2. #8eb53d
  3. #8daf45
  4. #8ba94c
  5. #8aa354
  6. #889e5b
  7. #869862
  8. #85926a
  9. #838c71
  10. #828679
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2b38d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5af1f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfac42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96b2a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b42a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeb23d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94b683 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-90bb36 {
  color: #90bb36;
}
Background
.bg-90bb36 {
  background-color: #90bb36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-90bb36 {
  border: 2px solid #90bb36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #90bb36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 187 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 55% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-90bb36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #90bb36, #4dbb36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-90bb36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 187 54 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.32 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.78 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.30 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.48 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.87 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.99 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.29 #6f44c9 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Apple Green
#90bb36  rgb(144, 187, 54)  hsl(79, 55%, 47%)  Apple Green
#6136bb  rgb(97, 54, 187)  hsl(259, 55%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#3690bb  rgb(54, 144, 187)  hsl(199, 55%, 47%)  Air Force Blue
#bb3690  rgb(187, 54, 144)  hsl(319, 55%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red