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#99BC85

#99bc85 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#99bc85 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 73.73% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 29.26% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 98.18°, with 29.1% saturation and 62.94% 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 9.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4443

Complementary

  1. #99bc85
  2. #a885bc

Split complementary

  1. #99bc85
  2. #8c85bc
  3. #bc85b4

Analogous

  1. #b4bc85
  2. #99bc85
  3. #85bc8c

Triadic

  1. #99bc85
  2. #8599bc
  3. #bc8599

Tetradic

  1. #99bc85
  2. #85bca8
  3. #a885bc
  4. #bc8599

Square

  1. #99bc85
  2. #85b4bc
  3. #a885bc
  4. #bc8c85

Monochromatic

  1. #4d6c3c
  2. #719e57
  3. #99bc85
  4. #c2d7b6
  5. #ecf2e8

Shades

#99bc85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99bc85
  2. #8aa978
  3. #7a966a
  4. #6b845d
  5. #5c7150
  6. #4d5e43
  7. #3d4b35
  8. #2e3828
  9. #1f261b
  10. #0f130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#99bc85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99bc85
  2. #a3c391
  3. #adc99d
  4. #b8d0aa
  5. #c2d7b6
  6. #ccdec2
  7. #d6e4ce
  8. #e0ebda
  9. #ebf2e7
  10. #f5f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99bc85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99bc85
  2. #97b685
  3. #94b084
  4. #92aa84
  5. #8fa483
  6. #8d9e83
  7. #8a9882
  8. #889282
  9. #858c81
  10. #838681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8b6a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b481 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb188 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #99b8ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b783 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeb587 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99b99f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99bc85 {
  color: #99bc85;
}
Background
.bg-99bc85 {
  background-color: #99bc85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99bc85 {
  border: 2px solid #99bc85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99bc85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 188 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 98 29% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99bc85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99bc85, #85bc8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99bc85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 188 133 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 3.68 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 3.79 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.69 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.87 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.61 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.59 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.89 #66437a Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#99bc85  rgb(153, 188, 133)  hsl(98, 29%, 63%)  Dark Sea Green
#a885bc  rgb(168, 133, 188)  hsl(278, 29%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8599bc  rgb(133, 153, 188)  hsl(218, 29%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#bc8599  rgb(188, 133, 153)  hsl(338, 29%, 63%)  Puce