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#9BE978

#9be978 ≈ Light Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9be978 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 91.37% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.5% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 101.42°, with 71.97% 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 14.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Green (#90ee90), ΔE 4.34.

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Web safe#99ff66
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Relative luminance0.666

Complementary

  1. #9be978
  2. #c678e9

Split complementary

  1. #9be978
  2. #8e78e9
  3. #e978d3

Analogous

  1. #d3e978
  2. #9be978
  3. #78e98e

Triadic

  1. #9be978
  2. #789be9
  3. #e9789b

Tetradic

  1. #9be978
  2. #78e9c6
  3. #c678e9
  4. #e9789b

Square

  1. #9be978
  2. #78d3e9
  3. #c678e9
  4. #e98e78

Monochromatic

  1. #49ac1c
  2. #6ade36
  3. #9be978
  4. #ccf4ba
  5. #f2fced

Shades

#9be978 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9be978
  2. #8cd26c
  3. #7cba60
  4. #6da354
  5. #5d8c48
  6. #4e753c
  7. #3e5d30
  8. #2f4624
  9. #1f2f18
  10. #10170c
  11. #000000

Tints

#9be978 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9be978
  2. #a5eb86
  3. #afed93
  4. #b9f0a1
  5. #c3f2ae
  6. #cdf4bc
  7. #d7f6c9
  8. #e1f8d7
  9. #ebfbe4
  10. #f5fdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9be978 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9be978
  2. #98df79
  3. #96d47a
  4. #93ca7a
  5. #90bf7b
  6. #8eb57c
  7. #8baa7d
  8. #88a07e
  9. #85957e
  10. #838b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1ddb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0d96e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d37f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98e2cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3e072 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbdc7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99e5b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9be978 {
  color: #9be978;
}
Background
.bg-9be978 {
  background-color: #9be978;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9be978 {
  border: 2px solid #9be978;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9be978;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 233 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 72% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9be978 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9be978, #78e98e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9be978 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 233 120 / 0.35);
}

#90ee90 Light Green ΔE 4.34 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.13 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 5.40 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 5.83 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.86 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.23 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.95 #641687 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Light Green
#9be978  rgb(155, 233, 120)  hsl(101, 72%, 69%)  Light Green
#c678e9  rgb(198, 120, 233)  hsl(281, 72%, 69%)  Floral Lavender
#789be9  rgb(120, 155, 233)  hsl(221, 72%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#e9789b  rgb(233, 120, 155)  hsl(341, 72%, 69%)  Pale Violet Red