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#9CD481

#9cd481 ≈ Pistachio

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9cd481 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 83.14% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 39.15% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 100.48°, with 49.11% saturation and 66.86% 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 12.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5574

Complementary

  1. #9cd481
  2. #b981d4

Split complementary

  1. #9cd481
  2. #8f81d4
  3. #d481c5

Analogous

  1. #c5d481
  2. #9cd481
  3. #81d48f

Triadic

  1. #9cd481
  2. #819cd4
  3. #d4819c

Tetradic

  1. #9cd481
  2. #81d4b9
  3. #b981d4
  4. #d4819c

Square

  1. #9cd481
  2. #81c5d4
  3. #b981d4
  4. #d48f81

Monochromatic

  1. #4e8c30
  2. #6fc148
  3. #9cd481
  4. #c9e7ba
  5. #f3faf0

Shades

#9cd481 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cd481
  2. #8cbf74
  3. #7daa67
  4. #6d945a
  5. #5e7f4d
  6. #4e6a41
  7. #3e5534
  8. #2f4027
  9. #1f2a1a
  10. #10150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cd481 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cd481
  2. #a6d88e
  3. #b0dd9a
  4. #bae1a7
  5. #c4e5b3
  6. #ceeac0
  7. #d7eecd
  8. #e1f2d9
  9. #ebf6e6
  10. #f5fbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cd481 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cd481
  2. #99cc81
  3. #96c381
  4. #94bb81
  5. #91b281
  6. #8eaa81
  7. #8ba280
  8. #889980
  9. #869180
  10. #838880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6cbae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac87b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1c386 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9bcebf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4cd7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beca84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bd1aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cd481 {
  color: #9cd481;
}
Background
.bg-9cd481 {
  background-color: #9cd481;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cd481 {
  border: 2px solid #9cd481;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cd481;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 212 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 49% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cd481 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cd481, #81d48f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cd481 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 212 129 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 3.77 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.14 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.80 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.36 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.83 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.36 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.91 #632b7e Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Pistachio
#9cd481  rgb(156, 212, 129)  hsl(100, 49%, 67%)  Pistachio
#b981d4  rgb(185, 129, 212)  hsl(280, 49%, 67%)  Floral Lavender
#819cd4  rgb(129, 156, 212)  hsl(220, 49%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#d4819c  rgb(212, 129, 156)  hsl(340, 49%, 67%)  Puce