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#96B331

#96b331 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#96b331 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 70.2% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.63% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 73.38°, with 57.02% saturation and 44.71% 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 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.3895

Complementary

  1. #96b331
  2. #4e31b3

Split complementary

  1. #96b331
  2. #3155b3
  3. #8f31b3

Analogous

  1. #b38f31
  2. #96b331
  3. #55b331

Triadic

  1. #96b331
  2. #3196b3
  3. #b33196

Tetradic

  1. #96b331
  2. #31b34e
  3. #4e31b3
  4. #b33196

Square

  1. #96b331
  2. #31b38f
  3. #4e31b3
  4. #b33155

Monochromatic

  1. #313b10
  2. #647721
  3. #96b331
  4. #b9d35e
  5. #d3e39a

Shades

#96b331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96b331
  2. #87a12c
  3. #788f27
  4. #697d22
  5. #5a6b1d
  6. #4b5a19
  7. #3c4814
  8. #2d360f
  9. #1e240a
  10. #0f1205
  11. #000000

Tints

#96b331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96b331
  2. #a1bb46
  3. #abc25a
  4. #b6ca6f
  5. #c0d183
  6. #cbd998
  7. #d5e1ad
  8. #e0e8c1
  9. #eaf0d6
  10. #f5f7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96b331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96b331
  2. #94ae39
  3. #92a941
  4. #8fa449
  5. #8d9f51
  6. #8b9a59
  7. #899460
  8. #878f68
  9. #848a70
  10. #828578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1ac88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea819 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa83c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9eaa9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afad24 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adac38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bad7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96b331 {
  color: #96b331;
}
Background
.bg-96b331 {
  background-color: #96b331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96b331 {
  border: 2px solid #96b331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96b331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 179 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 57% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96b331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96b331, #55b331);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96b331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 179 49 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.99 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.04 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.42 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.14 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.16 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.53 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.74 #694cce Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#96b331  rgb(150, 179, 49)  hsl(73, 57%, 45%)  Apple Green
#4e31b3  rgb(78, 49, 179)  hsl(253, 57%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#3196b3  rgb(49, 150, 179)  hsl(193, 57%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#b33196  rgb(179, 49, 150)  hsl(313, 57%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red