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#9BC899

#9bc899 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9bc899 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 78.43% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 23.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 117.45°, with 29.94% saturation and 69.22% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5058

Complementary

  1. #9bc899
  2. #c699c8

Split complementary

  1. #9bc899
  2. #af99c8
  3. #c899b3

Analogous

  1. #b3c899
  2. #9bc899
  3. #99c8af

Triadic

  1. #9bc899
  2. #999bc8
  3. #c8999b

Tetradic

  1. #9bc899
  2. #99c8c6
  3. #c699c8
  4. #c8999b

Square

  1. #9bc899
  2. #99b3c8
  3. #c699c8
  4. #c8af99

Monochromatic

  1. #498246
  2. #6aad67
  3. #9bc899
  4. #cce3cb
  5. #f2f8f2

Shades

#9bc899 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bc899
  2. #8cb48a
  3. #7ca07a
  4. #6d8c6b
  5. #5d785c
  6. #4e644d
  7. #3e503d
  8. #2f3c2e
  9. #1f281f
  10. #10140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bc899 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bc899
  2. #a5cea3
  3. #afd3ad
  4. #b9d9b8
  5. #c3dec2
  6. #cde4cc
  7. #d7e9d6
  8. #e1efe0
  9. #ebf4eb
  10. #f5faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bc899 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bc899
  2. #98c197
  3. #96ba94
  4. #93b292
  5. #90ab8f
  6. #8ea48d
  7. #8b9d8a
  8. #889688
  9. #858e85
  10. #838783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0c1af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cabf96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3bb9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #97c5bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9c397 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4c09a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99c6af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bc899 {
  color: #9bc899;
}
Background
.bg-9bc899 {
  background-color: #9bc899;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bc899 {
  border: 2px solid #9bc899;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bc899;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 200 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 117 30% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bc899 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bc899, #99c8af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bc899 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 200 153 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 3.22 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.94 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.48 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.73 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.78 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.16 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.80 #643766 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#9bc899  rgb(155, 200, 153)  hsl(117, 30%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green
#c699c8  rgb(198, 153, 200)  hsl(297, 30%, 69%)  Lilac
#999bc8  rgb(153, 155, 200)  hsl(237, 30%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c8999b  rgb(200, 153, 155)  hsl(357, 30%, 69%)  Rosy Brown