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#9CB04E

#9cb04e ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9cb04e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 69.02% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.68% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 72.24°, with 38.58% saturation and 49.8% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 8.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 6.68.

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Relative luminance0.3867

Complementary

  1. #9cb04e
  2. #624eb0

Split complementary

  1. #9cb04e
  2. #4e6bb0
  3. #934eb0

Analogous

  1. #b0934e
  2. #9cb04e
  3. #6bb04e

Triadic

  1. #9cb04e
  2. #4e9cb0
  3. #b04e9c

Tetradic

  1. #9cb04e
  2. #4eb062
  3. #624eb0
  4. #b04e9c

Square

  1. #9cb04e
  2. #4eb093
  3. #624eb0
  4. #b04e6b

Monochromatic

  1. #3e461f
  2. #6d7b37
  3. #9cb04e
  4. #bac883
  5. #d7dfb8

Shades

#9cb04e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cb04e
  2. #8c9e46
  3. #7d8d3e
  4. #6d7b37
  5. #5e6a2f
  6. #4e5827
  7. #3e461f
  8. #2f3517
  9. #1f2310
  10. #101208
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cb04e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cb04e
  2. #a6b860
  3. #b0c071
  4. #bac883
  5. #c4d095
  6. #ced8a7
  7. #d7dfb8
  8. #e1e7ca
  9. #ebefdc
  10. #f5f7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cb04e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cb04e
  2. #99ab53
  3. #96a658
  4. #94a25d
  5. #919d62
  6. #8e9867
  7. #8b936c
  8. #888e71
  9. #868a76
  10. #83857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3ab8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa744 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a754 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4a89a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afab48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adab52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1ab83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cb04e {
  color: #9cb04e;
}
Background
.bg-9cb04e {
  background-color: #9cb04e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cb04e {
  border: 2px solid #9cb04e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cb04e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 176 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 39% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cb04e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cb04e, #6bb04e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cb04e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 176 78 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.68 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.69 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.99 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.46 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.48 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.81 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.23 #634fb1 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9cb04e  rgb(156, 176, 78)  hsl(72, 39%, 50%)  Apple Green
#624eb0  rgb(98, 78, 176)  hsl(252, 39%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#4e9cb0  rgb(78, 156, 176)  hsl(192, 39%, 50%)  Bondi Blue
#b04e9c  rgb(176, 78, 156)  hsl(312, 39%, 50%)  Mulberry