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#9BB72E

#9bb72e ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9bb72e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.86% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 72.26°, with 59.83% saturation and 44.9% 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 9.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.84.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4103

Complementary

  1. #9bb72e
  2. #4a2eb7

Split complementary

  1. #9bb72e
  2. #2e57b7
  3. #8e2eb7

Analogous

  1. #b78e2e
  2. #9bb72e
  3. #57b72e

Triadic

  1. #9bb72e
  2. #2e9bb7
  3. #b72e9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bb72e
  2. #2eb74a
  3. #4a2eb7
  4. #b72e9b

Square

  1. #9bb72e
  2. #2eb78e
  3. #4a2eb7
  4. #b72e57

Monochromatic

  1. #333d0f
  2. #677a1f
  3. #9bb72e
  4. #bdd65c
  5. #d6e599

Shades

#9bb72e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bb72e
  2. #8ca529
  3. #7c9225
  4. #6d8020
  5. #5d6e1c
  6. #4e5c17
  7. #3e4912
  8. #2f370e
  9. #1f2509
  10. #101205
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bb72e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bb72e
  2. #a5be43
  3. #afc558
  4. #b9cd6d
  5. #c3d482
  6. #cddb97
  7. #d7e2ab
  8. #e1e9c0
  9. #ebf1d5
  10. #f5f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bb72e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bb72e
  2. #98b236
  3. #96ac3e
  4. #93a747
  5. #90a14f
  6. #8e9c57
  7. #8b965f
  8. #889167
  9. #858b70
  10. #838678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5b08b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ac0f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfac3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4ad9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4b11f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b036 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0b17f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bb72e {
  color: #9bb72e;
}
Background
.bg-9bb72e {
  background-color: #9bb72e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bb72e {
  border: 2px solid #9bb72e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bb72e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 183 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 60% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bb72e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bb72e, #57b72e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bb72e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 183 46 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.84 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.17 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.04 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.98 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.38 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.44 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.00 #6448d1 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9bb72e  rgb(155, 183, 46)  hsl(72, 60%, 45%)  Apple Green
#4a2eb7  rgb(74, 46, 183)  hsl(252, 60%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#2e9bb7  rgb(46, 155, 183)  hsl(192, 60%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#b72e9b  rgb(183, 46, 155)  hsl(312, 60%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red