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#9BB72D

#9bb72d ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9bb72d is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 71.76% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.41% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 72.17°, with 60.53% 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 9.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.8.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4102

Complementary

  1. #9bb72d
  2. #492db7

Split complementary

  1. #9bb72d
  2. #2d56b7
  3. #8e2db7

Analogous

  1. #b78e2d
  2. #9bb72d
  3. #56b72d

Triadic

  1. #9bb72d
  2. #2d9bb7
  3. #b72d9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bb72d
  2. #2db749
  3. #492db7
  4. #b72d9b

Square

  1. #9bb72d
  2. #2db78e
  3. #492db7
  4. #b72d56

Monochromatic

  1. #333c0f
  2. #677a1e
  3. #9bb72d
  4. #bdd65a
  5. #d6e697

Shades

#9bb72d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bb72d
  2. #8ca529
  3. #7c9224
  4. #6d8020
  5. #5d6e1b
  6. #4e5c17
  7. #3e4912
  8. #2f370e
  9. #1f2509
  10. #101205
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bb72d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bb72d
  2. #a5be42
  3. #afc557
  4. #b9cd6c
  5. #c3d481
  6. #cddb96
  7. #d7e2ab
  8. #e1e9c0
  9. #ebf1d5
  10. #f5f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bb72d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bb72d
  2. #98b235
  3. #96ac3e
  4. #93a746
  5. #90a14e
  6. #8e9c57
  7. #8b965f
  8. #889167
  9. #858b6f
  10. #838678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5b08b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ac0c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfac3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4ad9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4b01d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b035 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0b17f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bb72d {
  color: #9bb72d;
}
Background
.bg-9bb72d {
  background-color: #9bb72d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bb72d {
  border: 2px solid #9bb72d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bb72d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 183 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 61% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bb72d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bb72d, #56b72d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bb72d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 183 45 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.80 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.18 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.05 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.06 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.42 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.52 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.00 #6448d2 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9bb72d  rgb(155, 183, 45)  hsl(72, 61%, 45%)  Apple Green
#492db7  rgb(73, 45, 183)  hsl(252, 61%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#2d9bb7  rgb(45, 155, 183)  hsl(192, 61%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#b72d9b  rgb(183, 45, 155)  hsl(312, 61%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red