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#9BB97E

#9bb97e ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9bb97e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 72.55% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.89% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 90.51°, with 29.65% saturation and 60.98% 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 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4317

Complementary

  1. #9bb97e
  2. #9c7eb9

Split complementary

  1. #9bb97e
  2. #7e7eb9
  3. #b97eb8

Analogous

  1. #b8b97e
  2. #9bb97e
  3. #7eb97e

Triadic

  1. #9bb97e
  2. #7e9bb9
  3. #b97e9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bb97e
  2. #7eb99c
  3. #9c7eb9
  4. #b97e9b

Square

  1. #9bb97e
  2. #7eb8b9
  3. #9c7eb9
  4. #b97e7e

Monochromatic

  1. #4f6638
  2. #759852
  3. #9bb97e
  4. #c1d4b0
  5. #e8efe1

Shades

#9bb97e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bb97e
  2. #8ca771
  3. #7c9465
  4. #6d8258
  5. #5d6f4c
  6. #4e5d3f
  7. #3e4a32
  8. #2f3826
  9. #1f2519
  10. #10130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bb97e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bb97e
  2. #a5c08b
  3. #afc798
  4. #b9cea5
  5. #c3d5b2
  6. #cddcbf
  7. #d7e3cb
  8. #e1ead8
  9. #ebf1e5
  10. #f5f8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bb97e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bb97e
  2. #98b37e
  3. #96ae7e
  4. #93a87f
  5. #90a27f
  6. #8e9d7f
  7. #8b977f
  8. #88917f
  9. #858b80
  10. #838680
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8b39e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beb17a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baaf81 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9db4aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b47c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeb380 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9cb69a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bb97e {
  color: #9bb97e;
}
Background
.bg-9bb97e {
  background-color: #9bb97e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bb97e {
  border: 2px solid #9bb97e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bb97e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 185 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 30% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bb97e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bb97e, #7eb97e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bb97e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 185 126 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 2.33 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.04 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.32 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.50 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.76 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.48 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.77 #644681 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Olivine
#9bb97e  rgb(155, 185, 126)  hsl(91, 30%, 61%)  Olivine
#9c7eb9  rgb(156, 126, 185)  hsl(271, 30%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#7e9bb9  rgb(126, 155, 185)  hsl(211, 30%, 61%)  Iceberg
#b97e9b  rgb(185, 126, 155)  hsl(331, 30%, 61%)  Puce