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#9BC216

#9bc216 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9bc216 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 76.08% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.66% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 73.6°, with 79.63% saturation and 42.35% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 10.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.43.

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Relative luminance0.4561

Complementary

  1. #9bc216
  2. #3d16c2

Split complementary

  1. #9bc216
  2. #1645c2
  3. #9316c2

Analogous

  1. #c29316
  2. #9bc216
  3. #45c216

Triadic

  1. #9bc216
  2. #169bc2
  3. #c2169b

Tetradic

  1. #9bc216
  2. #16c23d
  3. #3d16c2
  4. #c2169b

Square

  1. #9bc216
  2. #16c293
  3. #3d16c2
  4. #c21645

Monochromatic

  1. #2d3906
  2. #647d0e
  3. #9bc216
  4. #c2e93c
  5. #d7f180

Shades

#9bc216 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bc216
  2. #8caf14
  3. #7c9b12
  4. #6d880f
  5. #5d740d
  6. #4e610b
  7. #3e4e09
  8. #2f3a07
  9. #1f2704
  10. #101302
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bc216 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bc216
  2. #a5c82d
  3. #afce45
  4. #b9d45c
  5. #c3da73
  6. #cde18b
  7. #d7e7a2
  8. #e1edb9
  9. #ebf3d0
  10. #f5f9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bc216 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bc216
  2. #98bb21
  3. #96b52b
  4. #93ae36
  5. #90a840
  6. #8ea14b
  7. #8b9a56
  8. #889460
  9. #858d6b
  10. #838775
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abba90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b42e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3b8a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8ba26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0bc84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bc216 {
  color: #9bc216;
}
Background
.bg-9bc216 {
  background-color: #9bc216;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bc216 {
  border: 2px solid #9bc216;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bc216;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 194 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bc216 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bc216, #45c216);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bc216 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 194 22 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.43 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.57 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.29 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.99 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.60 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.85 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.12 #643de9 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9bc216  rgb(155, 194, 22)  hsl(74, 80%, 42%)  Apple Green
#3d16c2  rgb(61, 22, 194)  hsl(254, 80%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#169bc2  rgb(22, 155, 194)  hsl(194, 80%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#c2169b  rgb(194, 22, 155)  hsl(314, 80%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red