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#9BB808

#9bb808 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9bb808 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 72.16% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.65% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 69.89°, with 91.67% saturation and 37.65% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4127

Complementary

  1. #9bb808
  2. #2508b8

Split complementary

  1. #9bb808
  2. #0843b8
  3. #7d08b8

Analogous

  1. #b87d08
  2. #9bb808
  3. #43b808

Triadic

  1. #9bb808
  2. #089bb8
  3. #b8089b

Tetradic

  1. #9bb808
  2. #08b825
  3. #2508b8
  4. #b8089b

Square

  1. #9bb808
  2. #08b87d
  3. #2508b8
  4. #b80843

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2502
  2. #5d6f05
  3. #9bb808
  4. #d0f518
  5. #dff861

Shades

#9bb808 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bb808
  2. #8ca607
  3. #7c9306
  4. #6d8106
  5. #5d6e05
  6. #4e5c04
  7. #3e4a03
  8. #2f3702
  9. #1f2502
  10. #101201
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bb808 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bb808
  2. #a5bf21
  3. #afc639
  4. #b9cd52
  5. #c3d46b
  6. #cddc84
  7. #d7e39c
  8. #e1eab5
  9. #ebf1ce
  10. #f5f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bb808 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bb808
  2. #98b214
  3. #96ad20
  4. #93a72c
  5. #90a238
  6. #8e9c44
  7. #8b9650
  8. #88915c
  9. #858b68
  10. #838674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5b189 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ac26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5ae9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3b11d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1b27c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bb808 {
  color: #9bb808;
}
Background
.bg-9bb808 {
  background-color: #9bb808;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bb808 {
  border: 2px solid #9bb808;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bb808;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 184 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bb808 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bb808, #43b808);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bb808 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 184 8 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.56 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.39 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.35 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.43 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 11.46 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.59 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.91 #6447f7 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9bb808  rgb(155, 184, 8)  hsl(70, 92%, 38%)  Apple Green
#2508b8  rgb(37, 8, 184)  hsl(250, 92%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#089bb8  rgb(8, 155, 184)  hsl(190, 92%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#b8089b  rgb(184, 8, 155)  hsl(310, 92%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red