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#9BE309

#9be309 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#9be309 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 89.02% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.04% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 79.82°, with 92.37% saturation and 46.27% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 5.15.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.6193

Complementary

  1. #9be309
  2. #5109e3

Split complementary

  1. #9be309
  2. #092ee3
  3. #be09e3

Analogous

  1. #e3be09
  2. #9be309
  3. #2ee309

Triadic

  1. #9be309
  2. #099be3
  3. #e3099b

Tetradic

  1. #9be309
  2. #09e351
  3. #5109e3
  4. #e3099b

Square

  1. #9be309
  2. #09e3be
  3. #5109e3
  4. #e3092e

Monochromatic

  1. #365003
  2. #699906
  3. #9be309
  4. #bbf741
  5. #d5fa8b

Shades

#9be309 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9be309
  2. #8ccc08
  3. #7cb607
  4. #6d9f06
  5. #5d8805
  6. #4e7205
  7. #3e5b04
  8. #2f4403
  9. #1f2d02
  10. #101701
  11. #000000

Tints

#9be309 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9be309
  2. #a5e622
  3. #afe93a
  4. #b9eb53
  5. #c3ee6b
  6. #cdf184
  7. #d7f49d
  8. #e1f7b5
  9. #ebf9ce
  10. #f5fce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9be309 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9be309
  2. #98d915
  3. #96cf21
  4. #93c52d
  5. #90bb39
  6. #8eb245
  7. #8ba850
  8. #889e5c
  9. #859468
  10. #838a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcd7a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cd32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0d8c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2d900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbd627 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9edd9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9be309 {
  color: #9be309;
}
Background
.bg-9be309 {
  background-color: #9be309;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9be309 {
  border: 2px solid #9be309;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9be309;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 227 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 92% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9be309 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9be309, #2ee309);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9be309 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 227 9 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.15 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.36 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.68 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.96 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.73 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.02 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.09 #641cf6 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Inchworm
#9be309  rgb(155, 227, 9)  hsl(80, 92%, 46%)  Inchworm
#5109e3  rgb(81, 9, 227)  hsl(260, 92%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#099be3  rgb(9, 155, 227)  hsl(200, 92%, 46%)  Carolina Blue
#e3099b  rgb(227, 9, 155)  hsl(320, 92%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red