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#9BC16E

#9bc16e ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9bc16e 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, 75.69% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.01% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 87.47°, with 40.1% saturation and 59.41% 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 10.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 2.35.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4623

Complementary

  1. #9bc16e
  2. #946ec1

Split complementary

  1. #9bc16e
  2. #6e71c1
  3. #be6ec1

Analogous

  1. #c1be6e
  2. #9bc16e
  3. #71c16e

Triadic

  1. #9bc16e
  2. #6e9bc1
  3. #c16e9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bc16e
  2. #6ec194
  3. #946ec1
  4. #c16e9b

Square

  1. #9bc16e
  2. #6ec1be
  3. #946ec1
  4. #c16e71

Monochromatic

  1. #4e692d
  2. #759f44
  3. #9bc16e
  4. #c0d8a4
  5. #e5efd9

Shades

#9bc16e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bc16e
  2. #8cae63
  3. #7c9a58
  4. #6d874d
  5. #5d7442
  6. #4e6137
  7. #3e4d2c
  8. #2f3a21
  9. #1f2716
  10. #10130b
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bc16e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bc16e
  2. #a5c77d
  3. #afcd8b
  4. #b9d49a
  5. #c3daa8
  6. #cde0b7
  7. #d7e6c5
  8. #e1ecd4
  9. #ebf3e2
  10. #f5f9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bc16e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bc16e
  2. #98bb70
  3. #96b472
  4. #93ae73
  5. #90a775
  6. #8ea177
  7. #8b9a79
  8. #88947b
  9. #858d7c
  10. #83877e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abba9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b768 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b473 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ebaad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bb6a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b971 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9dbd98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bc16e {
  color: #9bc16e;
}
Background
.bg-9bc16e {
  background-color: #9bc16e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bc16e {
  border: 2px solid #9bc16e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bc16e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 193 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 40% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bc16e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bc16e, #71c16e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bc16e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 193 110 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 2.35 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 2.92 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.40 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.43 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.84 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.84 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.85 #643e91 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Pistachio
#9bc16e  rgb(155, 193, 110)  hsl(87, 40%, 59%)  Pistachio
#946ec1  rgb(148, 110, 193)  hsl(267, 40%, 59%)  Amethyst
#6e9bc1  rgb(110, 155, 193)  hsl(207, 40%, 59%)  Iceberg
#c16e9b  rgb(193, 110, 155)  hsl(327, 40%, 59%)  Sky Magenta