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#9BB591

#9bb591 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9bb591 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 70.98% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.89% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 103.33°, with 19.57% saturation and 63.92% 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 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4206

Complementary

  1. #9bb591
  2. #ab91b5

Split complementary

  1. #9bb591
  2. #9991b5
  3. #b591ad

Analogous

  1. #adb591
  2. #9bb591
  3. #91b599

Triadic

  1. #9bb591
  2. #919bb5
  3. #b5919b

Tetradic

  1. #9bb591
  2. #91b5ab
  3. #ab91b5
  4. #b5919b

Square

  1. #9bb591
  2. #91adb5
  3. #ab91b5
  4. #b59991

Monochromatic

  1. #4f6746
  2. #729564
  3. #9bb591
  4. #c5d4bf
  5. #eef3ec

Shades

#9bb591 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bb591
  2. #8ca383
  3. #7c9174
  4. #6d7f66
  5. #5d6d57
  6. #4e5b49
  7. #3e483a
  8. #2f362c
  9. #1f241d
  10. #10120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bb591 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bb591
  2. #a5bc9c
  3. #afc4a7
  4. #b9cbb2
  5. #c3d3bd
  6. #cddac8
  7. #d7e1d3
  8. #e1e9de
  9. #ebf0e9
  10. #f5f8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bb591 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bb591
  2. #98b08f
  3. #96aa8e
  4. #93a58c
  5. #90a08a
  6. #8e9b89
  7. #8b9587
  8. #889085
  9. #858b83
  10. #838582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6b1a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8af8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3ad93 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ab2ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adb190 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aab092 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bb3a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bb591 {
  color: #9bb591;
}
Background
.bg-9bb591 {
  background-color: #9bb591;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bb591 {
  border: 2px solid #9bb591;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bb591;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 181 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 20% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bb591 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bb591, #91b599);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bb591 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 181 145 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 4.56 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.85 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.98 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.35 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.55 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.12 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.20 #644a6e Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#9bb591  rgb(155, 181, 145)  hsl(103, 20%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green
#ab91b5  rgb(171, 145, 181)  hsl(283, 20%, 64%)  Pastel Purple
#919bb5  rgb(145, 155, 181)  hsl(223, 20%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#b5919b  rgb(181, 145, 155)  hsl(343, 20%, 64%)  Rosy Brown