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#9BC274

#9bc274 ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9bc274 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, 76.08% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 40.21% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 39% saturation and 60.78% 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 10.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 1.97.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4681

Complementary

  1. #9bc274
  2. #9b74c2

Split complementary

  1. #9bc274
  2. #7474c2
  3. #c274c2

Analogous

  1. #c2c274
  2. #9bc274
  3. #74c274

Triadic

  1. #9bc274
  2. #749bc2
  3. #c2749b

Tetradic

  1. #9bc274
  2. #74c29b
  3. #9b74c2
  4. #c2749b

Square

  1. #9bc274
  2. #74c2c2
  3. #9b74c2
  4. #c27474

Monochromatic

  1. #4e6d30
  2. #75a247
  3. #9bc274
  4. #c1d9a9
  5. #e7f1de

Shades

#9bc274 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bc274
  2. #8caf68
  3. #7c9b5d
  4. #6d8851
  5. #5d7446
  6. #4e613a
  7. #3e4e2e
  8. #2f3a23
  9. #1f2717
  10. #10130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bc274 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bc274
  2. #a5c882
  3. #afce90
  4. #b9d49e
  5. #c3daac
  6. #cde1ba
  7. #d7e7c7
  8. #e1edd5
  9. #ebf3e3
  10. #f5f9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bc274 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bc274
  2. #98bb75
  3. #96b576
  4. #93ae78
  5. #90a879
  6. #8ea17a
  7. #8b9a7b
  8. #88947c
  9. #858d7e
  10. #83877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acbba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b86e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b578 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9dbcaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bc71 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4ba77 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9cbe9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bc274 {
  color: #9bc274;
}
Background
.bg-9bc274 {
  background-color: #9bc274;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bc274 {
  border: 2px solid #9bc274;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bc274;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 194 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 39% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bc274 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bc274, #74c274);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bc274 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 194 116 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 1.97 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 2.69 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.29 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.26 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.90 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.20 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.57 #643d8b Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Pistachio
#9bc274  rgb(155, 194, 116)  hsl(90, 39%, 61%)  Pistachio
#9b74c2  rgb(155, 116, 194)  hsl(270, 39%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#749bc2  rgb(116, 155, 194)  hsl(210, 39%, 61%)  Iceberg
#c2749b  rgb(194, 116, 155)  hsl(330, 39%, 61%)  Sky Magenta