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#9BBC56

#9bbc56 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9bbc56 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, 73.73% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.26% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 79.41°, with 43.22% saturation and 53.73% 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 9.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 5.46.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4361

Complementary

  1. #9bbc56
  2. #7756bc

Split complementary

  1. #9bbc56
  2. #5668bc
  3. #aa56bc

Analogous

  1. #bcaa56
  2. #9bbc56
  3. #68bc56

Triadic

  1. #9bbc56
  2. #569bbc
  3. #bc569b

Tetradic

  1. #9bbc56
  2. #56bc77
  3. #7756bc
  4. #bc569b

Square

  1. #9bbc56
  2. #56bcaa
  3. #7756bc
  4. #bc5668

Monochromatic

  1. #465722
  2. #728d38
  3. #9bbc56
  4. #bbd28d
  5. #dce7c4

Shades

#9bbc56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bbc56
  2. #8ca94d
  3. #7c9645
  4. #6d843c
  5. #5d7134
  6. #4e5e2b
  7. #3e4b22
  8. #2f381a
  9. #1f2611
  10. #101309
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bbc56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bbc56
  2. #a5c367
  3. #afc978
  4. #b9d089
  5. #c3d79a
  6. #cddeab
  7. #d7e4bb
  8. #e1ebcc
  9. #ebf2dd
  10. #f5f8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bbc56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bbc56
  2. #98b65a
  3. #96b05e
  4. #93aa63
  5. #90a467
  6. #8e9e6b
  7. #8b986f
  8. #889273
  9. #858c78
  10. #83867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8b595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b14c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1b05c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1b4a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b650 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3b55a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fb78c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bbc56 {
  color: #9bbc56;
}
Background
.bg-9bbc56 {
  background-color: #9bbc56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bbc56 {
  border: 2px solid #9bbc56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bbc56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 188 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 43% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bbc56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bbc56, #68bc56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bbc56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 188 86 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.46 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.70 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.54 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.64 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.28 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.63 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.80 #6443a9 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Olivine
#9bbc56  rgb(155, 188, 86)  hsl(79, 43%, 54%)  Olivine
#7756bc  rgb(119, 86, 188)  hsl(259, 43%, 54%)  Royal Purple
#569bbc  rgb(86, 155, 188)  hsl(199, 43%, 54%)  Carolina Blue
#bc569b  rgb(188, 86, 155)  hsl(319, 43%, 54%)  Mulberry