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#9BC45F

#9bc45f ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9bc45f 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, 76.86% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.53% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 84.36°, with 46.12% saturation and 57.06% 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 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4727

Complementary

  1. #9bc45f
  2. #885fc4

Split complementary

  1. #9bc45f
  2. #5f68c4
  3. #bb5fc4

Analogous

  1. #c4bb5f
  2. #9bc45f
  3. #68c45f

Triadic

  1. #9bc45f
  2. #5f9bc4
  3. #c45f9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bc45f
  2. #5fc488
  3. #885fc4
  4. #c45f9b

Square

  1. #9bc45f
  2. #5fc4bb
  3. #885fc4
  4. #c45f68

Monochromatic

  1. #4b6525
  2. #759d3a
  3. #9bc45f
  4. #bed997
  5. #e1edcf

Shades

#9bc45f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bc45f
  2. #8cb056
  3. #7c9d4c
  4. #6d8943
  5. #5d7639
  6. #4e6230
  7. #3e4e26
  8. #2f3b1d
  9. #1f2713
  10. #10140a
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bc45f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bc45f
  2. #a5ca6f
  3. #afd07f
  4. #b9d68f
  5. #c3dc9f
  6. #cde2af
  7. #d7e7bf
  8. #e1edcf
  9. #ebf3df
  10. #f5f9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bc45f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bc45f
  2. #98bd62
  3. #96b666
  4. #93b069
  5. #90a96c
  6. #8ea270
  7. #8b9b73
  8. #889476
  9. #858e79
  10. #83877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acbc9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb956 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b665 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fbcad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbd5a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7bc63 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ebf94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bc45f {
  color: #9bc45f;
}
Background
.bg-9bc45f {
  background-color: #9bc45f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bc45f {
  border: 2px solid #9bc45f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bc45f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 196 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 46% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bc45f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bc45f, #68c45f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bc45f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 196 95 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 3.98 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.50 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.04 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.84 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.87 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.12 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.50 #643ba0 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Pistachio
#9bc45f  rgb(155, 196, 95)  hsl(84, 46%, 57%)  Pistachio
#885fc4  rgb(136, 95, 196)  hsl(264, 46%, 57%)  Amethyst
#5f9bc4  rgb(95, 155, 196)  hsl(204, 46%, 57%)  Carolina Blue
#c45f9b  rgb(196, 95, 155)  hsl(324, 46%, 57%)  Mulberry