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#9CB42E

#9cb42e ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9cb42e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 70.59% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.44% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 70.75°, with 59.29% saturation and 44.31% 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 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.3991

Complementary

  1. #9cb42e
  2. #462eb4

Split complementary

  1. #9cb42e
  2. #2e59b4
  3. #892eb4

Analogous

  1. #b4892e
  2. #9cb42e
  3. #59b42e

Triadic

  1. #9cb42e
  2. #2e9cb4
  3. #b42e9c

Tetradic

  1. #9cb42e
  2. #2eb446
  3. #462eb4
  4. #b42e9c

Square

  1. #9cb42e
  2. #2eb489
  3. #462eb4
  4. #b42e59

Monochromatic

  1. #323a0f
  2. #67771e
  3. #9cb42e
  4. #bfd55a
  5. #d6e497

Shades

#9cb42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cb42e
  2. #8ca229
  3. #7d9025
  4. #6d7e20
  5. #5e6c1c
  6. #4e5a17
  7. #3e4812
  8. #2f360e
  9. #1f2409
  10. #101205
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cb42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cb42e
  2. #a6bc43
  3. #b0c358
  4. #bacb6d
  5. #c4d282
  6. #ceda97
  7. #d7e1ab
  8. #e1e9c0
  9. #ebf0d5
  10. #f5f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cb42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cb42e
  2. #99af36
  3. #96aa3e
  4. #94a447
  5. #919f4f
  6. #8e9a57
  7. #8b955f
  8. #889067
  9. #868a70
  10. #838578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4ae89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0aa11 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdaa3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5aa9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3ae20 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1ae35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2ae7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cb42e {
  color: #9cb42e;
}
Background
.bg-9cb42e {
  background-color: #9cb42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cb42e {
  border: 2px solid #9cb42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cb42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 180 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cb42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cb42e, #59b42e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cb42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 180 46 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.36 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.16 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.72 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.91 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.10 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.11 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.95 #634bd1 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9cb42e  rgb(156, 180, 46)  hsl(71, 59%, 44%)  Apple Green
#462eb4  rgb(70, 46, 180)  hsl(251, 59%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#2e9cb4  rgb(46, 156, 180)  hsl(191, 59%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#b42e9c  rgb(180, 46, 156)  hsl(311, 59%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red