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#9CC015

#9cc015 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9cc015 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, 75.29% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.06% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 72.63°, with 80.28% saturation and 41.76% 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 3.15.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4482

Complementary

  1. #9cc015
  2. #3915c0

Split complementary

  1. #9cc015
  2. #1546c0
  3. #8e15c0

Analogous

  1. #c08e15
  2. #9cc015
  3. #46c015

Triadic

  1. #9cc015
  2. #159cc0
  3. #c0159c

Tetradic

  1. #9cc015
  2. #15c039
  3. #3915c0
  4. #c0159c

Square

  1. #9cc015
  2. #15c08e
  3. #3915c0
  4. #c01546

Monochromatic

  1. #2c3606
  2. #647b0d
  3. #9cc015
  4. #c4e938
  5. #d8f17d

Shades

#9cc015 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cc015
  2. #8cad13
  3. #7d9a11
  4. #6d860f
  5. #5e730d
  6. #4e600b
  7. #3e4d08
  8. #2f3a06
  9. #1f2604
  10. #101302
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cc015 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cc015
  2. #a6c62c
  3. #b0cd44
  4. #bad35b
  5. #c4d973
  6. #cee08a
  7. #d7e6a1
  8. #e1ecb9
  9. #ebf2d0
  10. #f5f9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cc015 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cc015
  2. #99ba20
  3. #96b32a
  4. #94ad35
  5. #91a640
  6. #8ea04b
  7. #8b9a55
  8. #889360
  9. #868d6b
  10. #838675
  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 #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aab88e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b22d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5b6a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbb900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8b825 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1ba82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cc015 {
  color: #9cc015;
}
Background
.bg-9cc015 {
  background-color: #9cc015;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cc015 {
  border: 2px solid #9cc015;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cc015;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 192 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cc015 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cc015, #46c015);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cc015 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 192 21 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.15 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.18 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.59 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 10.13 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 11.14 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.17 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.34 #633fea Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9cc015  rgb(156, 192, 21)  hsl(73, 80%, 42%)  Apple Green
#3915c0  rgb(57, 21, 192)  hsl(253, 80%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#159cc0  rgb(21, 156, 192)  hsl(193, 80%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#c0159c  rgb(192, 21, 156)  hsl(313, 80%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red