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#9BB95E

#9bb95e ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9bb95e 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, 72.55% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 49.19% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 79.78°, with 39.39% saturation and 54.71% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 9.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4247

Complementary

  1. #9bb95e
  2. #7c5eb9

Split complementary

  1. #9bb95e
  2. #5e6eb9
  3. #aa5eb9

Analogous

  1. #b9aa5e
  2. #9bb95e
  3. #6eb95e

Triadic

  1. #9bb95e
  2. #5e9bb9
  3. #b95e9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bb95e
  2. #5eb97c
  3. #7c5eb9
  4. #b95e9b

Square

  1. #9bb95e
  2. #5eb9aa
  3. #7c5eb9
  4. #b95e6e

Monochromatic

  1. #475826
  2. #738d3d
  3. #9bb95e
  4. #bcd093
  5. #dde7c9

Shades

#9bb95e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bb95e
  2. #8ca755
  3. #7c944b
  4. #6d8242
  5. #5d6f38
  6. #4e5d2f
  7. #3e4a26
  8. #2f381c
  9. #1f2513
  10. #101309
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bb95e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bb95e
  2. #a5c06e
  3. #afc77e
  4. #b9ce8e
  5. #c3d59e
  6. #cddcaf
  7. #d7e3bf
  8. #e1eacf
  9. #ebf1df
  10. #f5f8ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bb95e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bb95e
  2. #98b361
  3. #96ae65
  4. #93a868
  5. #90a26c
  6. #8e9d6f
  7. #8b9772
  8. #889176
  9. #858b79
  10. #83867d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7b395 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2af56 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beae63 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1b1a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4b359 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b361 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9eb58d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bb95e {
  color: #9bb95e;
}
Background
.bg-9bb95e {
  background-color: #9bb95e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bb95e {
  border: 2px solid #9bb95e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bb95e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 185 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 39% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bb95e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bb95e, #6eb95e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bb95e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 185 94 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 3.95 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.28 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.31 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.93 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.17 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.22 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.15 #6446a1 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Olivine
#9bb95e  rgb(155, 185, 94)  hsl(80, 39%, 55%)  Olivine
#7c5eb9  rgb(124, 94, 185)  hsl(260, 39%, 55%)  Royal Purple
#5e9bb9  rgb(94, 155, 185)  hsl(200, 39%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#b95e9b  rgb(185, 94, 155)  hsl(320, 39%, 55%)  Mulberry