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#9CD196

#9cd196 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9cd196 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 81.96% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.23% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 113.9°, with 39.07% saturation and 70.39% 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 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5487

Complementary

  1. #9cd196
  2. #cb96d1

Split complementary

  1. #9cd196
  2. #ad96d1
  3. #d196b9

Analogous

  1. #b9d196
  2. #9cd196
  3. #96d1ad

Triadic

  1. #9cd196
  2. #969cd1
  3. #d1969c

Tetradic

  1. #9cd196
  2. #96d1cb
  3. #cb96d1
  4. #d1969c

Square

  1. #9cd196
  2. #96b9d1
  3. #cb96d1
  4. #d1ad96

Monochromatic

  1. #478f3f
  2. #6aba61
  3. #9cd196
  4. #cee8cb
  5. #f2f9f1

Shades

#9cd196 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cd196
  2. #8cbc87
  3. #7da778
  4. #6d9269
  5. #5e7d5a
  6. #4e694b
  7. #3e543c
  8. #2f3f2d
  9. #1f2a1e
  10. #10150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cd196 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cd196
  2. #a6d6a1
  3. #b0daab
  4. #badfb6
  5. #c4e3c0
  6. #cee8cb
  7. #d7edd5
  8. #e1f1e0
  9. #ebf6ea
  10. #f5faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cd196 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cd196
  2. #99c994
  3. #96c192
  4. #94b98f
  5. #91b18d
  6. #8ea98b
  7. #8ba089
  8. #889887
  9. #869084
  10. #838882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5c9b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4c792 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccc199 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98cdc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0cb94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bac898 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9acfb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cd196 {
  color: #9cd196;
}
Background
.bg-9cd196 {
  background-color: #9cd196;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cd196 {
  border: 2px solid #9cd196;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cd196;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 209 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 114 39% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cd196 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cd196, #96d1ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cd196 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 209 150 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 4.54 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 4.61 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.86 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.18 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.91 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.29 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.41 #632e69 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#9cd196  rgb(156, 209, 150)  hsl(114, 39%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#cb96d1  rgb(203, 150, 209)  hsl(294, 39%, 70%)  Wisteria
#969cd1  rgb(150, 156, 209)  hsl(234, 39%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d1969c  rgb(209, 150, 156)  hsl(354, 39%, 70%)  Pastel Pink