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#9BC720

#9bc720 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9bc720 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, 78.04% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.92% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 75.81°, with 72.29% saturation and 45.29% 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 10.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.13.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4792

Complementary

  1. #9bc720
  2. #4c20c7

Split complementary

  1. #9bc720
  2. #2047c7
  3. #9f20c7

Analogous

  1. #c79f20
  2. #9bc720
  3. #47c720

Triadic

  1. #9bc720
  2. #209bc7
  3. #c7209b

Tetradic

  1. #9bc720
  2. #20c74c
  3. #4c20c7
  4. #c7209b

Square

  1. #9bc720
  2. #20c79f
  3. #4c20c7
  4. #c72047

Monochromatic

  1. #34430b
  2. #688515
  3. #9bc720
  4. #bce351
  5. #d6ee92

Shades

#9bc720 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bc720
  2. #8cb31d
  3. #7c9f1a
  4. #6d8b16
  5. #5d7713
  6. #4e6410
  7. #3e500d
  8. #2f3c0a
  9. #1f2806
  10. #101403
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bc720 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bc720
  2. #a5cd36
  3. #afd24d
  4. #b9d863
  5. #c3dd79
  6. #cde390
  7. #d7e9a6
  8. #e1eebc
  9. #ebf4d2
  10. #f5f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bc720 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bc720
  2. #98c02a
  3. #96b933
  4. #93b23d
  5. #90ab46
  6. #8ea450
  7. #8b9c5a
  8. #889563
  9. #858e6d
  10. #838776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adbe93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb834 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3bdaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbe2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0c188 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bc720 {
  color: #9bc720;
}
Background
.bg-9bc720 {
  background-color: #9bc720;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bc720 {
  border: 2px solid #9bc720;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bc720;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 199 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 72% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bc720 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bc720, #47c720);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bc720 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 199 32 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.13 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.54 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.42 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.22 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.57 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.52 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.54 #6438df Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9bc720  rgb(155, 199, 32)  hsl(76, 72%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#4c20c7  rgb(76, 32, 199)  hsl(256, 72%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#209bc7  rgb(32, 155, 199)  hsl(196, 72%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#c7209b  rgb(199, 32, 155)  hsl(316, 72%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red