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#9BBC71

#9bbc71 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9bbc71 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 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 39.89% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 86.4°, with 35.89% saturation and 59.02% 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 9.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 1.14.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4413

Complementary

  1. #9bbc71
  2. #9271bc

Split complementary

  1. #9bbc71
  2. #7175bc
  3. #b871bc

Analogous

  1. #bcb871
  2. #9bbc71
  3. #75bc71

Triadic

  1. #9bbc71
  2. #719bbc
  3. #bc719b

Tetradic

  1. #9bbc71
  2. #71bc92
  3. #9271bc
  4. #bc719b

Square

  1. #9bbc71
  2. #71bcb8
  3. #9271bc
  4. #bc7175

Monochromatic

  1. #4d652f
  2. #759948
  3. #9bbc71
  4. #c0d5a5
  5. #e4edd9

Shades

#9bbc71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bbc71
  2. #8ca966
  3. #7c965a
  4. #6d844f
  5. #5d7144
  6. #4e5e39
  7. #3e4b2d
  8. #2f3822
  9. #1f2617
  10. #10130b
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bbc71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bbc71
  2. #a5c37f
  3. #afc98d
  4. #b9d09c
  5. #c3d7aa
  6. #cddeb8
  7. #d7e4c6
  8. #e1ebd4
  9. #ebf2e3
  10. #f5f8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bbc71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bbc71
  2. #98b673
  3. #96b074
  4. #93aa76
  5. #90a477
  6. #8e9e79
  7. #8b987a
  8. #88927c
  9. #858c7d
  10. #83867f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9b69c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3b36b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb175 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9eb6aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4b76e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b573 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9db896 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bbc71 {
  color: #9bbc71;
}
Background
.bg-9bbc71 {
  background-color: #9bbc71;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bbc71 {
  border: 2px solid #9bbc71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bbc71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 188 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 36% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bbc71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bbc71, #75bc71);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bbc71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 188 113 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 1.14 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 3.48 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.97 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.25 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.88 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.91 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.12 #64438e Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Olivine
#9bbc71  rgb(155, 188, 113)  hsl(86, 36%, 59%)  Olivine
#9271bc  rgb(146, 113, 188)  hsl(266, 36%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#719bbc  rgb(113, 155, 188)  hsl(206, 36%, 59%)  Iceberg
#bc719b  rgb(188, 113, 155)  hsl(326, 36%, 59%)  Sky Magenta