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#9CC8A5

#9cc8a5 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9cc8a5 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 78.43% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 132.27°, with 28.57% saturation and 69.8% 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 11.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 4.46.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5109

Complementary

  1. #9cc8a5
  2. #c89cbf

Split complementary

  1. #9cc8a5
  2. #bb9cc8
  3. #c89ca9

Analogous

  1. #a9c89c
  2. #9cc8a5
  3. #9cc8bb

Triadic

  1. #9cc8a5
  2. #a59cc8
  3. #c8a59c

Tetradic

  1. #9cc8a5
  2. #9cbfc8
  3. #c89cbf
  4. #c8a59c

Square

  1. #9cc8a5
  2. #9ca9c8
  3. #c89cbf
  4. #c8bb9c

Monochromatic

  1. #488254
  2. #6bad78
  3. #9cc8a5
  4. #cde3d2
  5. #f2f8f3

Shades

#9cc8a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cc8a5
  2. #8cb495
  3. #7da084
  4. #6d8c74
  5. #5e7863
  6. #4e6453
  7. #3e5042
  8. #2f3c32
  9. #1f2821
  10. #101411
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cc8a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cc8a5
  2. #a6ceae
  3. #b0d3b7
  4. #bad9c0
  5. #c4dec9
  6. #cee4d2
  7. #d7e9db
  8. #e1efe4
  9. #ebf4ed
  10. #f5faf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cc8a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cc8a5
  2. #99c1a1
  3. #96ba9e
  4. #94b29a
  5. #91ab96
  6. #8ea493
  7. #8b9d8f
  8. #88968b
  9. #868e87
  10. #838784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1c2b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9c0a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1bba7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96c6be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8c3a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3c1a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99c7b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cc8a5 {
  color: #9cc8a5;
}
Background
.bg-9cc8a5 {
  background-color: #9cc8a5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cc8a5 {
  border: 2px solid #9cc8a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cc8a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 200 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 29% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cc8a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cc8a5, #9cc8bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cc8a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 200 165 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 4.46 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.68 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 6.87 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.69 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.45 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.99 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.40 #63375a Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#9cc8a5  rgb(156, 200, 165)  hsl(132, 29%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#c89cbf  rgb(200, 156, 191)  hsl(312, 29%, 70%)  Lilac
#a59cc8  rgb(165, 156, 200)  hsl(252, 29%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c8a59c  rgb(200, 165, 156)  hsl(12, 29%, 70%)  Silver Pink