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#9BC56C

#9bc56c ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9bc56c 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, 77.25% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.18% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 88.31°, with 43.41% saturation and 59.8% 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 10.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 2.14.

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Relative luminance0.4798

Complementary

  1. #9bc56c
  2. #966cc5

Split complementary

  1. #9bc56c
  2. #6c6ec5
  3. #c26cc5

Analogous

  1. #c5c26c
  2. #9bc56c
  3. #6ec56c

Triadic

  1. #9bc56c
  2. #6c9bc5
  3. #c56c9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bc56c
  2. #6cc596
  3. #966cc5
  4. #c56c9b

Square

  1. #9bc56c
  2. #6cc5c2
  3. #966cc5
  4. #c56c6e

Monochromatic

  1. #4e6d2b
  2. #75a441
  3. #9bc56c
  4. #c0dba3
  5. #e6f0da

Shades

#9bc56c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bc56c
  2. #8cb161
  3. #7c9e56
  4. #6d8a4c
  5. #5d7641
  6. #4e6336
  7. #3e4f2b
  8. #2f3b20
  9. #1f2716
  10. #10140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bc56c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bc56c
  2. #a5cb7b
  3. #afd189
  4. #b9d698
  5. #c3dca7
  6. #cde2b6
  7. #d7e8c4
  8. #e1eed3
  9. #ebf3e2
  10. #f5f9f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bc56c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bc56c
  2. #98be6e
  3. #96b770
  4. #93b072
  5. #90a974
  6. #8ea376
  7. #8b9c78
  8. #88957a
  9. #858e7c
  10. #83877e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adbd9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccba65 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b771 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ebeb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbf68 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7bd6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9dc199 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bc56c {
  color: #9bc56c;
}
Background
.bg-9bc56c {
  background-color: #9bc56c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bc56c {
  border: 2px solid #9bc56c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bc56c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 197 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 43% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bc56c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bc56c, #6ec56c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bc56c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 197 108 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 2.14 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.23 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.04 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.88 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.60 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.92 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.06 #643a93 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Pistachio
#9bc56c  rgb(155, 197, 108)  hsl(88, 43%, 60%)  Pistachio
#966cc5  rgb(150, 108, 197)  hsl(268, 43%, 60%)  Amethyst
#6c9bc5  rgb(108, 155, 197)  hsl(208, 43%, 60%)  Iceberg
#c56c9b  rgb(197, 108, 155)  hsl(328, 43%, 60%)  Sky Magenta