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#9CC00A

#9cc00a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9cc00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.79% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 71.87°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4479

Complementary

  1. #9cc00a
  2. #2e0ac0

Split complementary

  1. #9cc00a
  2. #0a41c0
  3. #890ac0

Analogous

  1. #c0890a
  2. #9cc00a
  3. #41c00a

Triadic

  1. #9cc00a
  2. #0a9cc0
  3. #c00a9c

Tetradic

  1. #9cc00a
  2. #0ac02e
  3. #2e0ac0
  4. #c00a9c

Square

  1. #9cc00a
  2. #0ac089
  3. #2e0ac0
  4. #c00a41

Monochromatic

  1. #262f02
  2. #617706
  3. #9cc00a
  4. #caf423
  5. #dcf76c

Shades

#9cc00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cc00a
  2. #8cad09
  3. #7d9a08
  4. #6d8607
  5. #5e7306
  6. #4e6005
  7. #3e4d04
  8. #2f3a03
  9. #1f2602
  10. #101301
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cc00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cc00a
  2. #a6c623
  3. #b0cd3b
  4. #bad354
  5. #c4d96c
  6. #cee085
  7. #d7e69d
  8. #e1ecb6
  9. #ebf2ce
  10. #f5f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cc00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cc00a
  2. #99ba16
  3. #96b322
  4. #94ad2d
  5. #91a639
  6. #8ea045
  7. #8b9a51
  8. #88935d
  9. #868d68
  10. #838674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aab88e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b228 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5b6a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbb900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8b820 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1ba81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cc00a {
  color: #9cc00a;
}
Background
.bg-9cc00a {
  background-color: #9cc00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cc00a {
  border: 2px solid #9cc00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cc00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cc00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cc00a, #41c00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cc00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.22 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.39 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.74 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 10.05 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 11.29 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.34 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.71 #633ff5 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9cc00a  rgb(156, 192, 10)  hsl(72, 90%, 40%)  Apple Green
#2e0ac0  rgb(46, 10, 192)  hsl(252, 90%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#0a9cc0  rgb(10, 156, 192)  hsl(192, 90%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#c00a9c  rgb(192, 10, 156)  hsl(312, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red