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#9ABE51

#9abe51 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9abe51 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.39% red, 74.51% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 57.37% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 79.82°, with 45.61% saturation and 53.14% 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 9.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4429

Complementary

  1. #9abe51
  2. #7551be

Split complementary

  1. #9abe51
  2. #5164be
  3. #ac51be

Analogous

  1. #beac51
  2. #9abe51
  3. #64be51

Triadic

  1. #9abe51
  2. #519abe
  3. #be519a

Tetradic

  1. #9abe51
  2. #51be75
  3. #7551be
  4. #be519a

Square

  1. #9abe51
  2. #51beac
  3. #7551be
  4. #be5164

Monochromatic

  1. #445620
  2. #708e35
  3. #9abe51
  4. #bad389
  5. #dbe8c0

Shades

#9abe51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9abe51
  2. #8bab49
  3. #7b9841
  4. #6c8539
  5. #5c7231
  6. #4d5f29
  7. #3e4c20
  8. #2e3918
  9. #1f2610
  10. #0f1308
  11. #000000

Tints

#9abe51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9abe51
  2. #a4c562
  3. #aecb74
  4. #b8d285
  5. #c2d897
  6. #cddfa8
  7. #d7e5b9
  8. #e1eccb
  9. #ebf2dc
  10. #f5f9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9abe51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9abe51
  2. #97b856
  3. #95b25a
  4. #92ab5f
  5. #90a564
  6. #8d9f69
  7. #8a996d
  8. #889372
  9. #858c77
  10. #83867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9b795 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b346 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b158 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0b6a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b74a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b655 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9eb98c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9abe51 {
  color: #9abe51;
}
Background
.bg-9abe51 {
  background-color: #9abe51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9abe51 {
  border: 2px solid #9abe51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9abe51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 154 190 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 46% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9abe51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9abe51, #64be51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9abe51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(154 190 81 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.56 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.99 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.03 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.33 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.07 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.26 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.64 #6541ae Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9abe51  rgb(154, 190, 81)  hsl(80, 46%, 53%)  Yellow Green
#7551be  rgb(117, 81, 190)  hsl(260, 46%, 53%)  Royal Purple
#519abe  rgb(81, 154, 190)  hsl(200, 46%, 53%)  Carolina Blue
#be519a  rgb(190, 81, 154)  hsl(320, 46%, 53%)  Mulberry