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#96AA40

#96aa40 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#96aa40 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 66.67% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.35% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 71.32°, with 45.3% saturation and 45.88% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 8.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 6.13.

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Relative luminance0.356

Complementary

  1. #96aa40
  2. #5440aa

Split complementary

  1. #96aa40
  2. #4061aa
  3. #8940aa

Analogous

  1. #aa8940
  2. #96aa40
  3. #61aa40

Triadic

  1. #96aa40
  2. #4096aa
  3. #aa4096

Tetradic

  1. #96aa40
  2. #40aa54
  3. #5440aa
  4. #aa4096

Square

  1. #96aa40
  2. #40aa89
  3. #5440aa
  4. #aa4061

Monochromatic

  1. #343b16
  2. #65722b
  3. #96aa40
  4. #b7c86e
  5. #d3dda6

Shades

#96aa40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96aa40
  2. #87993a
  3. #788833
  4. #69772d
  5. #5a6626
  6. #4b5520
  7. #3c441a
  8. #2d3313
  9. #1e220d
  10. #0f1106
  11. #000000

Tints

#96aa40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96aa40
  2. #a1b353
  3. #abbb66
  4. #b6c479
  5. #c0cc8c
  6. #cbd5a0
  7. #d5ddb3
  8. #e0e6c6
  9. #eaeed9
  10. #f5f7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96aa40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96aa40
  2. #94a646
  3. #92a24d
  4. #8f9d53
  5. #8d995a
  6. #8b9560
  7. #899166
  8. #878d6d
  9. #848873
  10. #82847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9da585 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a133 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a147 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ea194 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9a539 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a544 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ba57b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96aa40 {
  color: #96aa40;
}
Background
.bg-96aa40 {
  background-color: #96aa40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96aa40 {
  border: 2px solid #96aa40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96aa40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 170 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 45% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96aa40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96aa40, #61aa40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96aa40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 170 64 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.13 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.16 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.47 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.24 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.25 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.35 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.11 #6955bf Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#96aa40  rgb(150, 170, 64)  hsl(71, 45%, 46%)  Apple Green
#5440aa  rgb(84, 64, 170)  hsl(251, 45%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#4096aa  rgb(64, 150, 170)  hsl(191, 45%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#aa4096  rgb(170, 64, 150)  hsl(311, 45%, 46%)  Deep Plum