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#9BB255

#9bb255 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9bb255 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 69.8% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 52.25% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 74.84°, with 37.65% saturation and 51.57% 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 8.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 5.43.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3947

Complementary

  1. #9bb255
  2. #6c55b2

Split complementary

  1. #9bb255
  2. #556db2
  3. #9b55b2

Analogous

  1. #b29b55
  2. #9bb255
  3. #6db255

Triadic

  1. #9bb255
  2. #559bb2
  3. #b2559b

Tetradic

  1. #9bb255
  2. #55b26c
  3. #6c55b2
  4. #b2559b

Square

  1. #9bb255
  2. #55b29b
  3. #6c55b2
  4. #b2556d

Monochromatic

  1. #414c22
  2. #6f803a
  3. #9bb255
  4. #baca8a
  5. #d9e2be

Shades

#9bb255 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bb255
  2. #8ca04d
  3. #7c8e44
  4. #6d7d3c
  5. #5d6b33
  6. #4e592b
  7. #3e4722
  8. #2f351a
  9. #1f2411
  10. #101209
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bb255 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bb255
  2. #a5ba66
  3. #afc177
  4. #b9c988
  5. #c3d199
  6. #cdd9aa
  7. #d7e0bb
  8. #e1e8cc
  9. #ebf0dd
  10. #f5f7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bb255 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bb255
  2. #98ad59
  3. #96a85e
  4. #93a362
  5. #909e66
  6. #8e996b
  7. #8b946f
  8. #888f73
  9. #858a77
  10. #83857c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3ac8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca94c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a95a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2aa9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afad50 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aead58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fad86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bb255 {
  color: #9bb255;
}
Background
.bg-9bb255 {
  background-color: #9bb255;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bb255 {
  border: 2px solid #9bb255;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bb255;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 178 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 38% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bb255 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bb255, #6db255);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bb255 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 178 85 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.43 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.25 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.54 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.59 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.24 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.31 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.12 #644daa Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Olivine
#9bb255  rgb(155, 178, 85)  hsl(75, 38%, 52%)  Olivine
#6c55b2  rgb(108, 85, 178)  hsl(255, 38%, 52%)  Royal Purple
#559bb2  rgb(85, 155, 178)  hsl(195, 38%, 52%)  Bondi Blue
#b2559b  rgb(178, 85, 155)  hsl(315, 38%, 52%)  Mulberry